Experience as a Licensed Psychologist and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

As a licensed psychologist and a licensed professional clinical counselor, Dr. Burnes provides individual, relationship, family, and group therapy and counseling services. He has worked primarily with adolescents, young adults and adults in clinical practice, working at three different university counseling centers and in community mental health with clients who are marginalized in the U.S. based on their sociocultural identities. He has also served as an administrator and interim director for various mental health centers. He has supervised numerous pre-licensed professionals in private practice and agencies in delivering mental health services. He is committed to keeping up with evidence-based practice and constantly growing in multicultural humility to ensure that you can feel supported and valued and also can achieve the needed change to be your best self.

Dr. Burnes has expertise in working with clients of various ages (adolescence through late adulthood) on: moving through anxiety and depression; mental wellness for LGBQ people and for people with various gender identities and expressions; intersex identities; sexuality and sexual expression; career counseling; coping for individuals in stressful careers; grief and loss. Dr. Burnes was an affiliated therapist at the Los Angeles Gender Center for nine years, where he received extensive training and consultation in working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive adolescents, adults, and their loved ones.

Dr. Burnes has 20 years experience working with adolescents, adults, relationships, and families. His practice affirms all relationship structures and configurations (Dr. Burnes is kink, sex work, and poly-affirming). He is committed to celebrating his clients' interconnected, multiple identities. 

Dr. Burnes also specialize in executive coaching with academic professionals at various points in their careers.