Burlington, Vermont · In person & telehealth
You don't need the right words yet. Birch & Bell Counseling matches you with a therapist who fits — for individual therapy, couples counseling, teen and family work, and trauma-informed care.
Sit for a minute
Most people put the first call off for months, waiting for a tidier version of the story. It doesn't have to be tidy. Send a sentence, or hand us the whole thing — either one works.
We'll use it to point you toward the therapist here whose way of working fits what you're carrying, and to answer the practical questions: what a session is like, how telehealth works, what scheduling looks like.
Book an intro call or send a note from the form below. There's no intake packet to get through first.
We'll suggest a therapist whose approach fits, and tell you honestly if the fit looks better with someone else.
Your intro call is a short, low-pressure conversation about what you're hoping for and what comes next.
What we do
Six ways to start. If you're not sure which one you need, that's exactly what the intro call is for.
One-to-one work for adults on anxiety, depression, grief, big transitions, or a season that has felt heavier than it should.
For partners who want to talk differently — communication, repair after a hard stretch, and deciding honestly what comes next.
Support for adolescents and the people around them, with parents in the room when that helps and out of it when it doesn't.
Steady, practical support for worry that won't quiet down, and for the flat, far-away days that make everything cost more.
Care that moves at your pace, with choices at every step about what gets talked about, in what order, and when to stop.
No drive and no waiting room. Meet by video from home, a parked car, or wherever you can actually talk — anywhere in Vermont.
Find your chair
Therapists work differently, and that matters more than anything else on this page. Here's how the people here tend to sit with someone.
We move at your pace. Nothing gets pushed, and you decide the order of what we talk about and when.
Trauma-informed care
Clear steps, things worth trying between sessions, and a plan that holds up on a genuinely hard week.
Anxiety & depression
For two people learning to hear each other again — or working out, honestly, what comes next for both of you.
Couples counseling
Teens and parents together, with room for everyone's version of what's been happening at home.
Teen & family therapy
Book an intro call
Pick a time that sounds manageable. If you'd rather not talk yet, send a note instead — we'll take it from there.