Saundra Burleson, LCMHC

Saundra Burleson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She brings 13 years of clinical therapy experience and more than 25 years in the mental health field. Saundra works with people facing depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, and life changes.

Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental. She listens with respect and responds honestly. Sessions focus on what matters to each person and move at a practical pace.

Saundra uses a mix of approaches chosen to fit each person’s needs. That can include cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment methods, dialectical behavior strategies, emotionally-focused work, and client-centered practices. She adapts tools to help with mood, coping, and communication.

People come to her for help with stress, addiction concerns, intimacy issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and related challenges. She also supports those dealing with adoption and foster care histories, caregiver strain, body image, and codependency concerns.

Sessions are arranged around each person’s schedule and Saundra notes weekend and some weeknight availability. She invites people to reach out when they are ready to talk through the next step toward change.

Her practice is focused on practical problem solving and building small, usable skills. The work aims to help people manage symptoms and make clearer choices about relationships and daily life.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It focuses on choosing meaningful actions despite worry or doubt and can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence each other. It uses practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the problem and the person.

Session logistics are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a shorter appointment is useful. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques to work in a remote setting so progress and skill-building continue even when meeting outside a clinic.