Shamanda Burston, LCMHC
Calm, practical therapy for overwhelmed achievers
Details
| Name | Shamanda Burston |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Shamanda
Shamanda Burston is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina who helps people feeling overwhelmed despite outward success. She meets clients who are anxious, burned out, or stretched thin and wants to help them find steadier footing. Her style is straightforward and supportive so people can speak plainly about what’s going on for them.
Shamanda blends Narrative approaches with attachment and client-centered ideas to help people tell clearer stories about their lives.
Background and approach
She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods and existential thinking to help people identify patterns and make manageable changes. Sessions aim to reduce anxiety, improve self-worth, and create plans for next steps. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, and life transitions.
She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stresses, work and career strain, and problems like codependency and caregiver fatigue. Shamanda pays attention to how money and practical pressures affect mental health and brings that into conversation when useful. Shamanda draws on about 15 years of clinical experience to guide conversations and practical planning.
She encourages small, achievable steps and clearer decision-making rather than quick fixes. The goal is more clarity, less doing-it-all-alone, and stronger day-to-day coping. People meet with her by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and language of service is English.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem among the things Shamanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shamanda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Shamanda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Shamanda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Shamanda Uses Conversation-Based Approaches Online
Shamanda often draws on Narrative Therapy, which helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their problems. That approach can be useful for handling issues like anxiety, low self-worth, and confusing life changes by separating the person from the problem.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early and current relationships shape reactions and expectations. This work can help with intimacy concerns, communication problems, and caregiver stress by identifying patterns and trying new ways of relating. Shamanda brings Client-Centered Therapy into sessions as well, offering a listening stance that helps people feel heard while they decide what matters most to them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shamanda treats the first sessions as a time to learn about goals, preferences, and practical needs, and then she tailors techniques collaboratively. Clients help shape which methods feel most useful as therapy moves forward.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, or days when typing feels easier than scheduling a full session. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity during busy or transitional times.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, grief, and life transitions. Other focuses include self-esteem, career strain, relationship and family issues, ADHD, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is supportive and direct with practical steps. She mixes Narrative ways of looking at problems with client-centered listening and some cognitive behavioral techniques.
How long has she practiced?
She brings about 15 years of clinical experience to her work and uses that background to help people make gradual, realistic changes.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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