Annette Burleigh, LCSW

Annette Burleigh is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of practice in Oklahoma. She focuses on practical help for family conflicts, grief and loss, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and managing major life changes. Annette speaks English and accepts international clients.

She centers sessions on the client’s own knowledge of their situation. Annette treats people as the experts in their lives and helps them use their strengths to move forward. Conversations are direct and simple, aimed at identifying small, doable steps.

Her experience includes work with adoption and foster care, blended family issues, and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing fertility concerns, hospice and end-of-life matters, and the strains that come with midlife transitions.

Annette has guided many through financial stress and the emotional fallout from natural or human-caused disasters. She helps young adults navigate the shift into greater independence and supports people coping with changes tied to aging and geriatric issues.

Practical problem solving and steady support are central to her approach. Annette aims to make therapy a place for clear goals, regular progress checks, and realistic tools clients can use between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Annette practices evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping skills. One common approach helps people break problems into small steps and build new routines to reduce stress and improve daily functioning. This approach is useful for parenting challenges, midlife transitions, and caregiver stress.

Another helpful approach focuses on grief and loss through guided conversations and memory work. It supports people as they process bereavement, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and other forms of loss by creating space to name feelings and plan next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. Clients can expect a shared, flexible process rather than a one-size-fits-all program.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when that suits a client's day. They also let people connect from different locations, which can help those managing caregiving, work, or relocation while keeping progress steady.