- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Expressive arts integration
About Akinlana
Akinlana Burrowes is an LMHC and LCMHC with seven years of clinical experience based in North Carolina. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and the challenges of life change. Social anxiety and phobia are listed among her focus areas, along with panic and post-traumatic stress.
She uses an integrative style that brings together client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical skills, EMDR, and mindfulness. Sessions often include creative or expressive arts when talking feels difficult. That can mean music, movement, visual art, or writing to help name feelings and notice patterns.
In practice she pays attention to how larger systems and discrimination affect wellbeing. She supports people coping with prejudice, multicultural concerns, workplace strain, and financial stress. Her approach looks at both immediate coping skills and longer patterns that keep problems recurring.
Her background includes working across cultures and using interdisciplinary art forms professionally. This experience informs how she blends movement, drama, and visual arts into psychotherapy when it fits the person's preferences.
People can expect straightforward, person-focused sessions where goals and methods are discussed together. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the site's online process. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Akinlana draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the person's lead so the therapist and client decide goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to test new ways of responding.She also uses EMDR when appropriate, which is a structured method for addressing distress linked to specific memories and reactions. These approaches can help with anxiety, panic, trauma-related symptoms, and difficulties like social anxiety by combining skills practice with deeper processing.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She discusses options in early sessions and adapts methods to fit each person's needs and preferences. That means trying a skills-based focus for short-term relief or adding more processing work when ready.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can use phone or video or other supported formats depending on what is offered, and Akinlana will help decide what fits a person's schedule and goals.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts, North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems, depression, coping with life changes, anger, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns such as social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines client-centered conversation with practical CBT and DBT skills, mindfulness, and expressive arts when talking feels hard.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working in cross-cultural settings and with interdisciplinary art forms.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds MA LMHC and NC LCMHC credentials and practices from North Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.