Shamanda Burston, LCMHC
North Carolina · 15 years in practice
Shamanda Burston is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who helps people who feel overwhelmed despite outward success.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 18257 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1902296445 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
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About Shamanda
Shamanda Burston is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who helps people who feel overwhelmed despite outward success. She works with clients who are anxious, burned out, or struggling with big life changes and pressure to keep performing. Her style is direct and supportive, focused on practical steps people can use right away.
Her work draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice alongside attachment-based and client-centered methods. She pays attention to how relationships and past family dynamics shape current struggles.
Background and approach
Shamanda also uses cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools to help people manage anxiety and change unhelpful patterns. Shamanda blends practical problem solving with attention to values. She often addresses stress related to work, finances, and life transitions while helping clients set boundaries and build routines.
She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, addictions, mood concerns, and parenting stress. With 15 years of experience, Shamanda brings a grounded approach that balances talk with concrete skills. Sessions aim to increase clarity about goals, reduce overwhelm, and strengthen coping.
She frames therapy as collaboration where clients choose the pace and focus. Shamanda practices in North Carolina as an LCMHC. She offers sessions in English using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shamanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shamanda names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
Practical approaches for online healing and clarity
Existential Therapy helps people look at meaning, choice, and personal values when life feels empty or confusing. It’s useful for those facing big transitions, questions about purpose, or a sense of emptiness.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape trust and closeness. It helps people notice patterns in relationships and develop new ways of connecting and setting boundaries.
Client-Centered Therapy creates space for people to speak without judgment while the therapist reflects and supports. It helps build self-understanding and confidence so people can decide what changes matter most to them.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Shamanda will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods, adjust focus, and pick tools that fit the person’s life and needs.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for short check-ins, quick coaching, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, trauma, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, and work or career strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and supportive with practical steps. She blends existential thinking, attachment ideas, client-centered listening, CBT, and mindfulness techniques.
What background and experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical work experience helping people manage overwhelm, transitions, and addictive behaviors while building clearer goals and routines.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC - practicing in North Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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