- Mindfulness based
- Values focused
- Practical skills
About Sean
Sean Burns is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who uses acceptance, behavior change, and mindfulness ideas to help people facing anxiety and mood challenges. He writes plainly about emotions and aims to help people understand how feelings show up. Sean wants to reduce the tension people feel around their emotions so they can live more of the life they want.
He frames therapy as a practical way to learn new habits for handling fear, panic, and low mood. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts and body sensations, testing unhelpful thinking, and trying small steps that match a person’s values. This approach is often used with stress, panic disorder and panic attacks, phobias, and obsessive worries.
Sean describes his own experience with therapy as a reason he changed careers and stayed with the work. He has seven years of clinical experience using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness-based methods to address anxiety and mood problems. His background guides a straightforward style that mixes talking, exercises, and real-world practice.
He also works with issues related to trauma, relationships, coping with life changes, intellectual disability, men’s issues, and mood disorders. Sessions are conducted in English and follow the Illinois LCPC scope. For international clients, current practice does not include out-of-country work.
To get started, a reader selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to the therapist’s availability. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Using ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and sensations, clarify what matters to them, and take small steps toward those values despite fear or discomfort. It can be useful for panic, avoidance, and low mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses practical exercises to test and change patterns that keep anxiety or depression going. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in stressful moments.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try different tools, and adjust strategies based on what helps most. Early sessions are often used to see which methods fit a person’s needs and daily life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten some check-ins when needed, and allow practice of grounding and exposure exercises in real environments. Many people find it helpful to move between in-session practice and real-world tasks between meetings, and online sessions can support that flexible rhythm.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Sean work with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, panic disorder and panic attacks, phobias, obsessive worries, depression, trauma and coping with life changes.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and straightforward, mixing conversation with exercises and real-life practice to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has seven years of clinical experience using CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-informed methods to support people with anxiety and mood concerns.
What credential does he hold and where does he practice?
He is an Illinois LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He is not currently accepting international clients.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.