Richelle Burney , LCSW

Richelle Burney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia who brings a client-centered approach to supporting adults and families facing mental health and substance use challenges. With five years of hands-on experience, she focuses on connecting people to the resources and strategies they need to navigate difficult moments and build more stable daily lives.

She blends evidence-based techniques with a warm, practical style, tailoring sessions to each person’s circumstances and goals. Richelle works collaboratively to identify priorities, whether the focus is managing stress and anxiety, addressing addictive behaviors, repairing relationships, or coping with major life changes. Her practice emphasizes respectful listening, clear guidance, and realistic planning to help clients make meaningful progress.

Richelle values partnership in the therapeutic process and aims to meet people where they are. She offers support grounded in professional training and real-world experience, helping clients explore options, develop coping skills, and access community resources as needed. Those seeking a steady, empathetic approach to treatment may find her practice well suited to their needs.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Richelle emphasizes client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely to each person's experience and shaping treatment around their goals and values. This approach helps clients explore personal challenges, build self-awareness, and set practical steps toward change.

She also provides targeted support for substance use concerns, using structured counseling strategies that address patterns of use, triggers, and recovery planning. This work often includes practical coping skills and connections to community resources to support sustained change.

In addition, Richelle offers family-focused work that helps improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen relationships affected by stress, life transitions, or caregiving demands. These sessions aim to create clearer roles and healthier interaction patterns among family members.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Richelle partners with clients to assess needs, try techniques, and adjust the plan over time so treatment fits the client’s preferences and goals.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or location constraints. Working with licensed professionals through these formats makes it easier to maintain continuity of care, access timely support, and integrate therapy into daily life.