Claudia Burns

Claudia Burns is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with two decades of clinical experience. She combines steady emotional support with clear, practical tools to help people manage stress, anger, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. Her style is direct and warm, and she values building a trusting connection before diving into treatment.

She returned to graduate school after raising three sons and working at Baylor College of Medicine, where she supported surgery and psychiatry departments. During training she worked in a county psychiatric ward and helped people affected by Hurricane Katrina, experiences that shaped her approach to crisis and trauma. She also ran an online panic disorder support group for six years before completing her master’s degree.

For 15 years Claudia conducted neuropsychological testing, spending extended time with clients to understand cognitive, emotional, and functional needs. That work brought her experience with PTSD, depression, anxiety from traumatic injury, chronic illness, and the challenges of returning to work or applying for disability benefits.

Her sessions emphasize education, insight, and practical skills. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic ideas alongside mindfulness and attachment-informed thinking to tailor care to each person’s situation. Humor and empathy are part of her toolkit.

Claudia helps people facing eating and sleep difficulties, substance and behavioral addictions, relationship and communication problems, grief, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and ongoing medical or neurological issues. She encourages collaborative goal setting and focuses on tools people can use between sessions.

How Claudia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Claudia uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, and mood symptoms. Attachment-informed work looks at patterns in close relationships, helping people understand how early bonds affect present reactions and communication.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what methods feel most useful. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins that match a work break or caregiving routine. It can also let someone choose a shorter or phone-based check-in when video is impractical. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and homework so tools learned in sessions can be practiced in everyday life.