Shanita Burch, LCSW-C

Shanita Burch, LCSW-C, brings 22 years of social work experience to her counseling practice in Maryland. She focuses on practical progress and believes steady effort leads to meaningful change. Shanita centers work around each person's goals and helps people move toward greater calm and clarity.

She uses approaches that match a person's needs and situation. Sessions often look at how thoughts and behavior interact, and they explore personal history when that helps make sense of current problems. Shanita also uses brief, goal-focused strategies to build momentum and motivational techniques to support change.

Shanita helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing relationship concerns, family tensions, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, blended family issues, codependency, divorce and separation, and multicultural concerns.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She works with clients to set clear goals, then checks progress and adjusts the plan as needed. Conversations in sessions are practical and aimed at everyday improvements rather than abstract theory.

People who choose Shanita can expect a steady, goal-minded approach that combines understanding a person’s story with steps to change unhelpful patterns. She offers services in English and practices in Maryland as a licensed clinical social worker.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes understanding each person’s perspective and building sessions around their priorities. It helps when someone wants an empathic space to talk through feelings and decide what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing stress.

Motivational Interviewing helps people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change by clarifying their own reasons and strengthening commitment to action.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shanita will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks progress and adjusts the plan as needed so sessions stay relevant and useful.

The practical benefit of online therapy is that it can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy lives. Online work can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a busy day, or remove the need to be on camera when that helps someone stay focused. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled and delivered.