Karla Burgess, LIMHP

Karla Burgess is a licensed independent mental health practitioner (LIMHP) based in Nebraska. She brings 21 years of experience from hospital settings and rural private practice. Karla aims to build a strong therapeutic relationship and helps people take clear steps toward their goals.

She has worked with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, parenting struggles, and relationship stress. Her background as a school counselor has given her experience with children, teens, and adults. That variety shaped a practical, down-to-earth approach to care.

Karla often uses ideas and techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and a Client-Centered approach. Sessions focus on identifying small, doable changes and tracking progress toward the goals the person sets. She emphasizes clear communication and collaboration during sessions.

Many people come to her for caregiver issues and stress, family problems, or help with life transitions. She also addresses feelings like guilt, shame, emptiness, and isolation. Karla pays attention to how family of origin and communication patterns affect current struggles.

The work is straightforward and goal-directed. Karla listens, reflects, and suggests practical strategies to try between meetings. She treats the therapeutic relationship as an important part of change and invites clients to shape the work to fit their needs.

How her approaches guide online work

Karla uses a Client-Centered approach that prioritizes listening and understanding the person’s perspective. This helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through parenting stress, grief, or feelings of emptiness.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It often includes simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and social phobia.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps toward a preferred future. Sessions often identify concrete goals and the next small actions to try, which can be useful for caregiver stress, communication problems, and life changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Karla will work with the person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try strategies between meetings and bring real situations back to session for discussion.