Richelle Burney , LCSW

Richelle Burney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who brings a compassionate, practical approach to supporting adults and families facing mental health and addiction challenges. As an LCSW she is trained to assess emotional and behavioral health needs, connect clients with appropriate resources, and provide therapeutic support that fits each person’s circumstances. She has five years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting challenges, and mood disorders.

Richelle emphasizes a client-centered style, adapting evidence-based techniques to meet the unique needs and goals of the people she works with. She focuses on building collaborative relationships, helping clients identify strengths, clarify priorities, and develop practical coping strategies. In addition to clinical therapy, she brings coaching-oriented skills to support career concerns, life transitions, and self-esteem work. Richelle also supports individuals and families dealing with issues related to adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, blended families, caregiving stress, and substance use.

She aims to make care approachable and connected to real-life needs, helping clients access resources and tools that support lasting change.

Client-centered and evidence-based care offered online

Richelle emphasizes client-centered therapy, an approach that prioritizes the client’s own goals and values. In practice this means listening closely, creating a supportive environment, and tailoring sessions to what matters most to each person - useful for addressing relationship concerns, life transitions, and self-esteem work.

She also applies integrative evidence-based techniques, drawing from proven methods to help with symptoms of anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. These practical strategies focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and breaking unhelpful patterns so clients can make steady progress toward their goals.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Richelle works with clients to evaluate needs, try different methods, and adjust the plan as goals evolve, ensuring the chosen strategies fit the client’s preferences and life situation.

Online therapy makes this collaboration more accessible - sessions can occur via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing greater flexibility for scheduling and for maintaining continuity of care across distances. Working remotely can help clients fit therapy into busy lives and connect with a licensed professional from wherever they are.