Audrey Burke-Wardlaw, LPC

Audrey Burke-Wardlaw is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges related to parenting and ADHD. She also supports clients facing trauma, anger, career strain, and the ripple effects of chronic illness and life transitions. Audrey works with individuals, groups, youth, and couples across a broad range of concerns and life stages.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She listens first and lets each person's goals guide the work. Audrey emphasizes trust, respect, and unconditional positive regard, and she avoids a one-size-fits-all model. Sessions look different depending on the person and the issue at hand.

Audrey blends several therapeutic methods to match the client's needs. She draws on client-centered techniques to center the person's experience, cognitive behavioral tools to shift thinking and behavior patterns, dialectical skills to manage strong emotions, and mindfulness and existential ideas to help people find meaning and cope with uncertainty.

Her background includes work in inpatient hospital settings, outpatient community programs, home-based care, and group work. That variety informs a flexible style that adapts to practical life demands and complex situations like co-morbidity, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and blended family issues.

People who meet with Audrey can expect a collaborative process. She asks questions, listens without judgment, and helps create steps that fit daily life. Her practice emphasizes culturally aware care and a lifespan perspective to meet clients where they are.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and helping the person set their own goals. It’s about understanding the client’s experience and responding with empathy to whatever issues show up, like relationship stress or parenting concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping strategies for chronic illness or life changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills to manage intense emotions and improve communication. These tools are useful for mood regulation, anger, and relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is something the therapist and client decide together. Audrey will discuss what feels most helpful based on goals, daily life, and how the client prefers to work. The early sessions often include trying different techniques until a good fit emerges.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to keep continuity when life is changing. If you need to know which session formats are offered, confirm the current options before booking. The focus is on practical benefits - short check-ins when days are tight, video for face-to-face conversation, or phone when bandwidth is limited - so therapy can work alongside work, caregiving, and medical needs.