Akinlana Burrowes , LMHC, LCMHC

Akinlana Burrowes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC, LCMHC) practicing in Massachusetts and North Carolina who integrates traditional psychotherapy with expressive arts and body-based methods. She blends liberation psychology with modalities such as EMDR and expressive arts to create a flexible, integrative approach that addresses a range of life challenges including anxiety, depression, and trauma related to systemic oppression.

Burrowes has supported clients across cultural contexts both in the United States and overseas, drawing on interdisciplinary art forms including music, dance/movement, visual art, drama, poetry, and traditional practices. This background allows her to offer alternatives to purely verbal therapy when talking about difficult experiences feels limiting.

Her work focuses on building validation and empowerment, helping clients explore coping with life changes, processing trauma and abuse, and strengthening self-esteem and self-love. She aims to create a therapeutic space where clients lead their own journey and are met with skillful support that affirms their worth.

Integrative approaches and online therapy options

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the pace and content of sessions. This approach supports exploration of self-worth, life purpose, and relationships by emphasizing empathy, validation, and the client's own goals. EMDR is a trauma-informed method that helps people process distressing memories and the emotions tied to them; it is often used when past events continue to affect daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation, which can help with anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Akinlana Burrowes works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods best fit an individual’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility for scheduling, geographic barriers, and ongoing care. These formats allow therapists to tailor interventions to each client's circumstances and maintain continuity of support across different locations and life demands.