Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and have been in practice since 2018 after obtaining my master’s degree from Montreat College. Additionally, I am currently licensed with the National Board of Certified Counselors and am also a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist licensed with the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board.
I have served diverse people on an ACTT team and with a men’s residential substance use program in Asheville, NC. I have worked as a crisis hospital advocate with Our Voice, Inc. and I have also offered courses for CEU’s on sex trafficking to various groups. I currently provide in-home therapy to families where the identified client is at risk of out of home placement. This involves working with a family from a systems based approach across school, home, legal, social services, and prosocial involvement to effect change using a variety of tools from modalities such as Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Art based therapy. In addition I offer private counseling services to individuals aged 13 and up with focuses on a variety of issues including personality disorders, substance use, depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief/loss, anger management as well as life stressors, such as divorce, moves, and new jobs. My primary approach to counseling is integrative derived heavily from cognitive behavioral therapy with a trauma informed approach.
My role is to assist you in reaching whatever goals you may have for yourself by providing nonjudgmental support and helping to facilitate your journey. I strive to empower you and assist you in expanding healthy awareness, rather than to give you advice. With that said, I also like to be action oriented with specific treatment goals in mind as we work through the reasons you have sought help. You are the expert on you and I am here to support and promote new discoveries. I want you to feel heard, validated, and supported on this journey you have undertaken and I take great joy in every step, small or great, my clients take. I enjoy being creative with a client to devise a plan specific to them to gain success and overcome obstacles in their lives.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile and I look forward to working with you!
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Heather Burgess is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in North Carolina who draws on five years of clinical experience. After earning a master’s degree from Montreat College in 2018, she pursued additional credentials, obtaining national board certification through the National Board for Certified Counselors and certification as a clinical addiction specialist through the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board.
Her background includes work on an ACTT team and with a men’s residential substance use program in Asheville, as well as service as a crisis hospital advocate with Our Voice, Inc. She has also provided continuing education courses on sex trafficking for a variety of groups. Currently she provides in-home therapy to families when an identified client is at risk of out-of-home placement, using a systems-based approach that coordinates school, home, legal, and social services as well as prosocial community involvement.
Heather uses a range of therapeutic tools to support change, drawing from Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and art-based therapy. She also maintains a private practice offering counseling to individuals aged 13 and up for concerns such as personality disorders, substance use, depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief and loss, anger management, and life transitions like divorce, moves, or new jobs. Her primary orientation is integrative and rooted heavily in cognitive behavioral techniques within a trauma-informed framework.
Her role in therapy is to help clients reach their goals by offering nonjudgmental support and facilitating discovery rather than simply giving advice. She emphasizes an action-oriented process with specific treatment goals, collaborating with each person to expand healthy awareness and develop tailored plans for overcoming obstacles. Heather values creativity in treatment planning and takes satisfaction in supporting clients through every step of their progress. She appreciates the time taken to review her profile and looks forward to the opportunity to work together.
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