Sarah Burns, LCSW, LISW-CP
North Carolina · 6 years in practice
Sarah Burns is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people carrying heavy stress, anxiety, grief, and feelings of emptiness.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C013688 · expires February 2027
- LISW-CP, South Carolina
- 15564 · expires December 2026
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC06173200 · expires August 2026
- LICSW, Massachusetts
- LICSW127428 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1023605789 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Sarah
Sarah Burns is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people carrying heavy stress, anxiety, grief, and feelings of emptiness. She helps clients sort through depression, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, and career or life-change stress. Sarah works with people who face compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and sleep problems.
She is based in North Carolina and offers sessions in English. Sarah keeps sessions straightforward. She asks what matters to each person and helps set realistic, usable goals.
Background and approach
Therapy focuses on small, practical steps you can try between meetings. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs. Her background includes six years of clinical practice as a licensed social worker.
Those years include helping people navigate attachment struggles, abandonment worries, caregiver stress, and issues tied to aging and bereavement. She also supports people dealing with substance concerns, panic attacks, and veteran-related stress. Sarah draws on several common therapy methods to match the work to the person.
She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts, acceptance-based skills to tolerate painful feelings, and attachment-focused work to improve relationship patterns. Dialectical tools and client-centered listening are part of her toolbox as well. Practical matters are simple to manage.
Sessions can happen by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client’s calendar.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sarah names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, grief, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is useful for panic, sleep issues, and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can guide work on intimacy, communication, and trust.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. From there they collaboratively try techniques and adjust the plan as needed so the approach fits the person and the issue.
Online therapy makes those methods accessible in flexible ways. Video calls let the therapist and client talk face to face and practice interaction skills. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to keep momentum between sessions or to get support when writing feels easier than talking.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Sarah works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns plus trauma, compassion fatigue, sleep problems, career challenges, and life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. The focus is on clear goals, practical steps, and pacing that fits each person.
What is Sarah's clinical background?
She has six years of experience as a clinical social worker helping people with attachment issues, caregiver stress, addiction concerns, panic, and related challenges.
Where is Sarah licensed and located?
Sarah holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Appointments are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.
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