About Sandy
Sandy Burton is a licensed professional counselor who brings nine years of clinical experience to her work in Texas. She balances a warm, down-to-earth approach with purposeful conversations. Sandy values humor and honest talk, and she encourages clients to care for their mental health while facing hard issues.
She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can speak freely. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral changes.
Background and approach
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone wants to find stronger reasons for change and stay motivated over time. Sandy understands financial stress from years working in retail and relates to the worry of living paycheck to paycheck. That background shapes a practical style - she prefers concrete steps and realistic goals.
Sessions focus on what matters day to day, like managing anxiety, navigating grief, or coping with ADHD-related challenges. People come to her for a wide range of concerns including depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, relationship struggles, parenting strain, and career stress. She also helps with body image, caregiver burnout, chronic illness, impulsivity, and feelings of isolation.
Discussions move at a steady pace so clients leave with clear next steps. Her work is collaborative: Sandy listens first, then suggests options that fit each person's goals and life. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make ongoing care practical and flexible.
How Sandy Uses Talk Therapy Online
Many of Sandy's tools come from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping the person set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful habits.She also draws on Motivational Interviewing when someone needs help finding the reasons to change and staying motivated. That approach uses gentle questions to clarify values and strengthen commitment to small, realistic steps.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Sandy will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they decide what to try first. Adjustments are made over time based on what is working and what feels doable.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, short coaching-style support, or when a written format feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or busy days.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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