Practitioner record · Checked 6 Nov 2026
Jerusha Burton has been in practice 25 years and is licensed in Alabama. Jerusha lists stress, Anxiety, grief and bipolar disorder among 18 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Jerusha's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Jerusha works with
Jerusha lists 5 specialisms and 13 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Jerusha chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Jerusha's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
Hello! My name is Jerusha Burton and I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama. With 25 years and counting in the counseling field, I’ve had the opportunity to work with clients from diverse backgrounds. Often we feel stuck because as human beings we want immediacy and when change doesn’t happen fast enough we feel defeated. Sometimes the defeat consumes us and makes us believe that progress is too far away to achieve. I’m here to change that narrative, empowering you to look at the glass half full versus half empty. One of the biggest priorities I will focus on is teaching you how to treat yourself, how to celebrate every small step made and believing in yourself to know that every day you make an effort, you have done your best. As your therapist I am here to offer compassion, encouragement, professional guidance and practical tools to help you move more toward improved emotional wellness and a healthier, fulfilling life.
My counseling style is warm, empathic, supportive, client-centered and nonjudgmental. I believe that effective therapy begins when my clients know they are part of a safe environment, being heard, understood and respected. Everyone's mental health journey is different and it is not linear. Therapy is a collaboration, with you being in the driver's seat. Together, we will be able to identify strengths, address challenges and develop practical strategies for meaningful change. I utilize approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and other evidenced based interventions tailored to each client’s individual needs.
My clinical focus that I provide counseling services for at this time include the following: Depression, Grief/Loss, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis NOS, Major Depression, Stress, Anger Management, Life Transitions, Self-Esteem, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder.
Jerusha Burton, on the BetterHelp listing · read 6 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Jerusha practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Jerusha's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Jerusha at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Jerusha is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Jerusha.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Jerusha actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Jerusha's - Jerusha has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“With 25 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”
Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Jerusha's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 6 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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