About Aquita
Aquita Burrus is a licensed clinical social worker who blends attention to body, mind, and spirit in her work. She uses a somatic-informed approach alongside talk therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and depression. Aquita speaks English and provides services from North Carolina as an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
She focuses on practical, down-to-earth conversations. Sessions aim to help people notice how stress shows up in the body, identify unhelpful thoughts, and practice small changes that feel doable.
Background and approach
Aquita draws on a mix of methods including cognitive and behavioral tools, mindfulness skills, and somatic awareness to address symptoms like panic, low mood, and post-traumatic stress. Her background includes eight years of professional experience working with people facing life transitions and caregiver stress. She also assists with communication problems, feelings of guilt or shame, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Aquita adapts the pace and methods to each person’s needs rather than using the same plan for everyone. Aquita is respectful of different beliefs and traditions and does not impose her own views. She aims to build a practical plan with clients that draws on their strengths and values.
The work can involve learning skills, shifting coping habits, and using body-based awareness to reduce distress. Taking the first step can feel hard, and Aquita acknowledges that courage. She helps people find manageable ways forward and supports them as they try new coping strategies in everyday life.
How somatic and evidence-based methods work online
Somatic-informed work helps people notice how feelings show up in the body and use simple movement, breath, or awareness to reduce tension. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, panic, and aftereffects of trauma because it links physical signals to emotional patterns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving focus, and handling interpersonal stress; it can be helpful when intense feelings or emotional reactivity are a problem.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist partners with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration may include trying different techniques and adjusting plans over time to see what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different routines and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care, practice new skills between sessions, and connect when life is busy or travel is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt somatic and CBT/DBT techniques to work in remote settings so people can continue progress from home.
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English