Works with
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Utah, California
- Years in practice
- 50
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Burton
Burton "Burt" Swaim is a licensed clinical social worker with fifty years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger. He focuses on practical steps to regain motivation, build self-esteem, and move toward clearer goals. Burt aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly and begin small, achievable changes.
He often helps people who are struggling with addictions, including alcohol and process addictions, and supports those coping with trauma and loss.
Background and approach
Sessions typically include setting concrete goals and tracking progress over time. Burt emphasizes active client participation and collaboration in deciding what to work on. His background includes work on public education and recovery-focused films, teaching on alcohol studies, and consulting on programs that support long-term recovery.
That history informs a practical, results-oriented style in sessions today. Burt uses life experience and professional perspective as tools to guide change. In therapy he draws from client-centered methods to prioritize the person in front of him, cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and existential perspectives to help people find meaning and direction.
Those approaches are used flexibly to match each person's needs and pace. Burt works with adults in Utah and offers sessions through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. He holds LCSW licensure in California and Utah and conducts work in English.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair a person to scheduling options.
What Burton works with
Everything Burton lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Burton's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Approaches Burton lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what each person needs. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people feel understood and can identify their own next steps; this is useful for improving self-esteem and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing anger by practicing different ways of thinking and acting between sessions.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and together they adjust methods as progress is made. This collaborative attitude helps people stay engaged and make steady changes.
Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text messaging make it easier to connect around work schedules, travel, or mobility limits. Video calls are useful when visual cues help the conversation, phone sessions can be simpler on low bandwidth, and text or live chat can allow shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
Questions people ask about Burton
What concerns does this therapist help with?
He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and addictions including process addictions.
What is his general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented, with an emphasis on open conversation and active client participation.
What kind of professional experience does he bring?
He has fifty years of professional experience, including work on recovery films, teaching on alcohol studies, and consulting on public programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW licensure in California and Utah and practices from Utah.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.