Shanita Burch, LCSW-C

Shanita Burch is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience. She draws on a long career in social work to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and major life changes. Her approach is practical and goal-focused, with an emphasis on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She uses a systemic perspective to look at how relationships, work, and life roles affect well-being. Sessions often focus on concrete steps clients can try between meetings and on building skills to manage strong emotions. Shanita combines listening with clear feedback to help clients move toward their goals.

Her background includes work across a range of settings and populations, including people coping with substance use, grief, and deployment-related concerns. Shanita has 22 years of experience and holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland.

In sessions she works collaboratively, helping clients define realistic goals and track small gains. She draws from client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on what matters to each person. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used when useful to spark change and map practical next steps.

Those seeking help with relationship strains, caregiver stress, career questions, or a sense of isolation will find a steady, outcomes-minded approach. Prospective clients are encouraged to consider whether this style fits their needs and to use the Start Therapy process to begin matching and scheduling.

How Shanita’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what each person says matters most. It helps people feel heard and clarifies personal goals before any practical steps are taken. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and offers tools to test unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Motivational Interviewing helps people explore their own reasons for change and strengthens motivation to try different behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shanita will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She regularly checks in and adapts techniques as progress is made so clients stay involved in treatment decisions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and offering more flexible scheduling. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or for sessions that do not require video when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can use these approaches over distance to focus on concrete steps, coping strategies, and tracking small goals.