Who we work with
Impressive on paper. Running on empty in private.
- The constant hum of pressure that hides behind competence, control, and a full calendar
- The mental load of being the one who holds the family together: the calendar, the crises, and everyone's feelings
- Relationships where you overgive, keep the peace, and quietly disappear, in marriage and beyond
- Snapping at the people you love, then lying awake ashamed of it
- Fertility and IVF: the waiting, the grief, and a body that will not follow the plan, no matter how well you execute it
- Transitions in career, marriage, motherhood, and identity
- Burnout from being the strong one in every room, at work and at home
“Therapy here is not another place to perform. It is the one room where you can finally set it all down.”
Services
Serious clinical care, built around your life.
Individual Psychotherapy
Weekly or biweekly 50-minute sessions grounded in evidence-based approaches and tailored to women managing anxiety, perfectionism, and relational strain. Focused, structured, and honest.
Telehealth, Statewide
Every session is held on a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. No commute, no waiting room, no rearranging your week. Los Angeles to Sacramento, your therapist travels with you.
How it begins
Three steps to begin.
Request an appointment
Tell us in a few words what is bringing you in and which hours work for you. Please save the longer story for your intake session.
Your intake session
A full session to map where you are, where the patterns come from, and what you want to be different. You leave with a clear picture of the work ahead.
The weekly hour
A standing appointment that is yours alone. The aim is steady change you can feel in daily life, at a pace set by you.
A specialty
When the plan is IVF, and the plan is not cooperating.
Fertility treatment asks capable, organized women to live inside uncertainty they cannot manage their way out of. Dr. Burnett has been through IUI, IVF, and pregnancy loss herself, and she sees every fertility client personally. Three ways in, depending on what you need right now:
Fertility Therapy
Weekly sessions through treatment, the two-week wait, loss, and the decisions that follow. For women residing in California.
About fertility therapyIVF Without Losing Yourself
A 90-minute psychoeducational workshop, Saturday, November 7. You leave with a written plan for the waiting, the spirals, and the difficult days.
Workshop detailsWhy the Waiting Is So Hard
An article on the psychology of the IVF wait: the portal checking, the searching, and why another woman's cycle cannot predict yours.
Read the articleFounder & Clinical director
Dr. Dezetta Burnett, DSW, LCSW
I am a doctorate-level licensed clinical social worker. I began my clinical training in 2008 and have been licensed in California since 2014: nearly two decades of clinical work, including twelve years as a licensed clinician, across direct care, behavioral health leadership, and graduate social work education. I have run organizations, taught the clinicians who will treat the next generation, and sat with hundreds of women in the quiet work of getting their lives back.
Burnett Clinical Group is built on one standard: care I would send my own people to.
Read Dr. Burnett’s full bioCredentials
Fees
Clear pricing.
Care is provided directly by Dr. Burnett. Every fee is stated here, and a Good Faith Estimate is provided before care begins.
Work with Dr. Burnett
$200 / 50-min session
Direct care with the practice founder: DSW, LCSW #64299, licensed since 2014, and a deliberately small caseload so that every client has a consistent standing time.
Availability
The practice keeps a deliberately small caseload so that every client has a consistent standing time, including select early morning and evening hours for demanding schedules.
Scope of care
The practice serves adult women, 18 and over, residing in California, for outpatient individual telehealth psychotherapy. Your marriage, your children, and your family load all belong in the work; the client is you. We do not provide couples or family therapy, crisis services, treatment for minors, or residential levels of care.
For clinicians
BBS-qualified individual and group supervision for California associates and licensed clinicians.
FAQ
Common questions
I have never done therapy. What happens first?
You send a short appointment request. We respond to schedule your intake session, a full conversation in which you share what has been going on in whatever words come, and we tell you honestly what we recommend. If we are not the right fit, we will point you toward someone who is.
How much does therapy cost, and do you take insurance?
Sessions with Dr. Burnett are $200 for 50 minutes. We are private pay and provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement, and benefits vary by plan. Under the federal No Surprises Act, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of expected charges before beginning care.
Is online therapy as effective as in person?
For adults seeking outpatient psychotherapy, research consistently finds telehealth comparably effective, particularly for anxiety. Most clients find they are more consistent and more candid from a private space of their own choosing.
How often will we meet, and for how long?
Most clients begin weekly to build momentum, then adjust as goals are met. Length of treatment varies with what you bring; this is focused work, not therapy without a destination.
Do you prescribe medication?
No. The practice provides psychotherapy. When a medication evaluation may help, we refer to trusted psychiatric providers and coordinate your care with your consent.
Where do you see clients?
All sessions are by secure video. I work with women in Los Angeles, Culver City, and Inglewood, and in Northern California cities including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Sacramento. If you live anywhere in California, you can meet from home.
What if I am in crisis?
This practice does not provide crisis or emergency services. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room.
Is what I share confidential?
Yes. Sessions are confidential and held on a HIPAA-compliant platform, within the limits of California law, which we review together in full at intake.
Begin
Begin when you are ready.
Ready now? Pick a time directly on the secure booking calendar. Prefer to start with a few words? The form below reaches us just the same, and you will hear back by email.
Book a time now Prefer email? drburnett@burnettclinicalgroup.com