Vani Burnette

Experienced CBT-informed marriage and family therapist

LMFT California

Experience: 18 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Career
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish

About Vani

Vani Burnette is a licensed marriage and family therapist who draws on cognitive behavioral principles combined with client-centered and attachment-aware perspectives to help people navigate change.

Background and approach

With 18 years of clinical practice in California, she works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, and challenges related to parenting, work, and life transitions. Her background also informs care for issues such as eating and sleeping problems, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Her style is warm, interactive, and respectful, focusing on collaboration rather than labels. Vani blends structured techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with narrative and solution-focused tools to tailor conversations and plans to each person’s needs.

She supports clients through process addictions, postpartum and pregnancy-related concerns, immigration-related stress, codependency and communication struggles, and questions about life purpose and forgiveness. Vani offers services in English and Spanish and brings a nonjudgmental, strengths-oriented stance to therapy.

Prospective clients in California can expect an individualized approach that emphasizes practical strategies, emotional exploration, and gradual change toward clearer values and improved daily functioning.

Practical approaches for online therapy and lasting change

Vani commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing concrete strategies to change behaviors and improve mood, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and habit-related concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current emotional responses and connection styles, helping people understand and shift relational dynamics and intimacy difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with each client to determine what fits their goals and preferences. Together they consider symptoms, life context, and practical aims to shape a tailored plan that may draw on CBT techniques, attachment work, or client-centered conversation as appropriate.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access care around work, family, and geographic constraints. These formats support ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and a way to maintain momentum while fitting therapy into a busy life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She helps with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and parenting challenges.

How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?

Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered, attachment-based, narrative, and solution-focused methods in a warm, interactive, and collaborative manner.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 18 years of professional experience providing therapy to people with diverse life and mental health concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 82256 and practices in California.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are available in both English and Spanish to accommodate bilingual clients.

What session formats are available for working together?

Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences.

How does payment and cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin therapy with this clinician?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Self esteemCareer difficultiesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityEmptinessFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeNarcissismPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Sexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish