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Victoria Burton

LMSW

Calm, practical support for eating and life changes

  • Eating and body image
  • Trauma informed care
  • Goal oriented work

About Victoria

Victoria Burton is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing eating concerns, addictions, mood challenges, and big life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Victoria works to create a calm atmosphere where people feel heard and understood.

She uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns and make manageable changes. Sessions often include real-life tools, gentle experiments, and short exercises to try between meetings. Victoria encourages clients to build on what already works in their lives and to be kinder to themselves along the way.

Victoria has seven years of clinical experience in Michigan and draws on several therapy styles to match each person’s needs. She pays attention to how attachment, past hurts, and current habits shape relationships and self-image. That perspective informs work with concerns like body image, trauma, and substance use.

Her practice blends acceptance-focused skills with practical behavior change and motivational strategies. People who like clear goals, collaborative planning, and a respectful, nonjudgmental tone often find this approach helpful. Homework, worksheets, and resource suggestions are offered when they fit the client’s goals.

Victoria welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and supports those dealing with grief, parenting stresses, ADHD, and chronic health burdens. She aims to help people feel steadier, clearer about choices, and better able to handle everyday demands.

How Victoria’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-driven action. In practice this means learning short exercises to reduce avoidance and practicing small behaviors that matter. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and self-image, which is useful for body image and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, offering practical tools like thought records and behavioral experiments.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Victoria will work with each person to try techniques, see what fits, and adjust plans based on goals and life demands. That collaborative process helps clarify whether acceptance skills, attachment work, or CBT techniques are most helpful.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins around work or caregiving schedules. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Victoria aims to use approaches that fit daily routines and make practicing new skills realistic for each person.

License and NPI

LMSW Michigan · No. 6801114569
NPI1760014419

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSelf esteemCompassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Victoria help with?

Victoria works with a wide range of concerns including eating and food-related issues, addictions, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style that mixes acceptance, practical skill-building, and motivational techniques to meet real-life goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Victoria has seven years of experience providing mental health care in Michigan and draws on that background to guide treatment decisions.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, listed as LMSW, and practices in Michigan.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the United States?

International clients are accepted, so people living outside the U.S. may be able to work with her.

How are fees and payment handled?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to see her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

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