Sherry Burton , LPC

Sherry Burton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with seven years of work since licensure. Before earning her LPC, she spent seven years as a social worker with the Ohio Youth Commission and 29 years as a Juvenile Probation Officer, where she provided individual and family counseling and supervision. Together these roles reflect a long-standing commitment to helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship and family conflicts, and cope with grief and loss.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to meet each individual’s specific needs. Her background in both social work and juvenile supervision informs a practical, experience-based perspective on challenges across the lifespan. Taking the first step toward therapy often requires courage, and she honors that decision by working collaboratively to establish goals and a clear path forward.

LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, a state license that indicates formal training and credentialing to provide mental health counseling. Sherry’s practice emphasizes tailored support to help clients address the concerns that matter most to them.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Sherry Burton uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the needs clients bring to therapy. She offers skills-focused work that helps people build practical coping strategies for stress and anxiety, teaching tools to manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. She also provides family-focused interventions that address relationship patterns, communication challenges, and conflict resolution to support healthier family dynamics. When grief or past trauma is central, she applies compassionate, trauma-informed approaches that prioritize stabilizing reactions and supporting the processing of loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sherry works collaboratively with each person to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adjust techniques and pace to ensure the work feels constructive and aligned with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online therapy with Sherry is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care, access support from home or on the go, and choose the communication style that best supports progress with a licensed professional.