Ann Burris, LPC

Ann Burris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 35 years of experience. She has worked in colleges and a psychiatric hospital and has supported people with a wide range of concerns. She lists stress, anxiety, grief, depression, LGBTQ concerns, trauma, relationship strain, and anger among her areas of focus.

Ann uses a direct and interactive counseling style. Sessions are collaborative and practical. She helps people identify coping steps and build on existing strengths rather than promising quick fixes.

Her approach draws on client-centered principles, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness practices. That means she pays attention to a person's experience, helps spot patterns in thoughts and behavior, and uses present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity. These methods are applied to worries like sleep problems, panic, or ongoing resentment.

Ann often works with people facing career stress, caregiving burdens, codependency, and grief. She also notes experience with issues such as gender dysphoria, veteran and armed forces issues, and post-traumatic stress. Practical skills and small changes are central to her work, for problems like anger that build up over time.

Sessions emphasize learning steady ways to cope with strong emotion and daily pressures. She encourages self-care and mindfulness as tools to manage stress and to support clearer choices about relationships and work. The focus is on gradual change and steady progress rather than dramatic promises.

How her approaches translate to online sessions