Aquita Burrus , LCSW

Aquita Burrus is a licensed therapist based in North Carolina with eight years of professional experience. She holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - credential, which reflects advanced training in clinical social work and therapeutic practice. Aquita approaches care holistically, attending to the body, mind, spirit, and the meaningful relationships that shape a person’s life while helping clients draw on strengths across these areas.

Aquita values each client’s beliefs and traditions and does not impose her own. She integrates psychotherapy and spiritual perspectives when appropriate to support clients in finding the creativity and courage needed to manage pain and pursue change. Her work is individualized, with dialog and treatment plans tailored to each person’s unique needs and goals.

She has experience supporting people dealing with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and depression. Additional areas of focus include caregiver issues and stress, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, mood disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and self-love. Aquita emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she acknowledges the courage involved in taking the first step toward therapy.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Aquita Burrus draws on several evidence-informed approaches to help clients work through emotional and behavioral challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships - useful for intense emotions, self-management, and interpersonal conflicts. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their lingering emotional impact, often used for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Aquita works with clients to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences and then tailors recommendations so therapy feels like a good fit rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. This partnership helps clients engage in the methods that are most likely to support meaningful change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call or phone, and therapists can also support clients through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access consistent care around work, family, and daily life, and they allow licensed professionals to offer ongoing support in formats that suit different needs and schedules.