Dr. Burns is a licensed psychologist who offers clinical services to adult and geriatric populations. She completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in the Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program at the Cleveland Clinic. Her doctoral dissertation examined the impact of patient perception of mental health diagnosis on medication adherence.

Dr. Burns has clinical experience in providing clinical services including chronic pain, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief related to various losses. She has worked in both in- and outpatient settings. Dr. Burns is trained in both Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy methods. She utilizes outcome-based approaches and strength-based methods to work with patients to identify areas of their lives that they would like to change to build a sense of empowerment and mastery to create a life worth living. She provides clinical intake assessments, psychological evaluations for various procedures and individual therapy.

Dr. Burns completed undergraduate and master level training at John Carroll University and received her Ph.D. from Cleveland State University. Her dissertation examined the subjective response of being diagnosed with a mental health condition and being prescribed psychotropic medication. She is currently a member of the American Psychological Association and the Ohio Psychological Association. She is the Vice President of Science and Education on the Ohio Psychological Association Board of Directors. She also served on the Advisory Board for the Clinical Mental Health Program at John Carroll University. Dr. Burns is passionate about advocacy and is actively involved in efforts to de-stigmatize mental illness, and for access for all marginalized populations seeking mental health services.