Aquita Burrus, LCSW

Aquita Burrus is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina who uses practical therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and depression. She focuses on the whole person - body, mind, spirit - and pays attention to relationships that matter in daily life. Aquita aims to meet people where they are and build a plan that fits their needs and values.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a foundation to identify unhelpful thinking and shift patterns that keep problems stuck. Aquita also uses mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and DBT strategies to manage intense emotions when they arise. These approaches are combined with attention to life meaning and personal beliefs when helpful.

Aquita works collaboratively and tailors sessions to each person’s situation. Conversations are practical and goal oriented, with steps to try between meetings. She encourages people to use their existing strengths while learning new skills to cope and change.

Her background includes eight years of professional work as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience informs straightforward, respectful care that values individual traditions and beliefs. Aquita does not impose her views and seeks to honor a person’s own sources of strength.

Starting therapy is often a brave decision. Aquita aims to make the process clear and manageable, breaking larger problems into doable steps and celebrating small gains along the way.

How Aquita’s Approaches Work Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with more useful behaviors. It often involves short exercises and homework to practice new ways of thinking about stress, anxiety, or low mood.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of moment-to-moment experience. These practices can help with grief, anxiety, and chronic stress by making intense feelings easier to notice and ride out.

EMDR is a therapy that supports processing of traumatic memories through structured protocols and bilateral stimulation. It can be used when past events continue to cause strong emotional or physical reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of treatment. Aquita will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and daily life. She treats the process as collaborative and may combine techniques to match changing needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and skill demonstrations, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messages are good for short check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.