Akinlana Burrowes , LMHC, LCMHC

Akinlana Burrowes is a licensed mental health counselor who combines traditional psychotherapy with expressive arts and body-based methods to address complex life challenges. She practices from an integrative framework that includes liberation psychology, EMDR, and creative modalities such as music, dance/movement, visual art, drama, and poetry to support healing and personal growth.

Her work centers on supporting people who experience anxiety, depression, and trauma, particularly when those struggles intersect with systemic oppression. Having practiced cross-culturally both in the United States and overseas, she brings experience working across diverse backgrounds and artistic traditions. That background informs a therapeutic stance that values cultural context, creative expression, and somatic awareness alongside conversation-based interventions.

Burrowes holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials, which indicate licensure to practice mental health counseling in Massachusetts and North Carolina. She aims to create a collaborative space where clients lead the process and feel validated and empowered to pursue change. Whether clients prefer talking through concerns or using the arts as a way to explore feelings, she offers an adaptable approach intended to meet individuals where they are and help them build practical strategies for well-being.

Integrative approaches for online therapeutic care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and reflection to help clarify goals and strengthen self-direction. This approach is often helpful for issues like self-esteem, life transitions, and developing coping skills.

EMDR is a structured method used to help people process and reduce the intensity of distressing memories. It combines focused attention on memories with specific bilateral stimulation and can be offered as one tool within a broader plan for addressing trauma-related concerns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches attentional skills and present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation; it can be useful for stress, anxiety, and cultivating greater self-awareness. Selecting the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to identify goals, consider preferences, and adapt methods over time so treatment fits the person’s needs and circumstances.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to access licensed professionals from different locations. This range of options allows clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable and workable for their life.