New to Grow
I’m a licensed psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience supporting adults and adolescents navigating anxiety, life transitions, relationship concerns, and emotional overwhelm. My approach is collaborative, practical, and grounded in helping you better understand yourself while building tools you can actually use in daily life. I work best with clients who are motivated for growth, value honest conversation, and want therapy to feel supportive, respectful, and effective—not rigid or overwhelming. I strive to create a space where you can show up as you are and move toward meaningful, sustainable change.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Your first session is a space to slow down and begin understanding what brought you to therapy. You don’t need to have everything figured out. We’ll talk about what’s been going on for you, what you’re hoping might change, and what support looks like right now. I’ll ask thoughtful questions to get a fuller picture, but this is a conversation—not an interrogation. We’ll also review what working together looks like, including confidentiality and expectations, and check in about fit. By the end of the session, you should have a clearer sense of next steps and whether continuing together feels supportive. We’ll move at a pace that feels respectful and manageable.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My approach combines CBT, trauma-informed and attachment-focused therapy, mindfulness, somatic practices, and psychedelic integration (including KAP). Early on, we'll map your patterns and stressors and then choose tools that fit you. Targeted strategies include learning new coping skills, nervous system work, and processing past experiences to help you feel more steady, present, and connected.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work with adults and teens (16+) who feel anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected in relationships, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. Many of my clients are capable, responsible, and outwardly high-functioning, yet internally feel exhausted, uncertain, or dissatisfied—especially in their relationships, sense of self, or ability to enjoy life. Clients often come to me seeking relief from anxiety, trauma-related stress, emotional burnout, or relationship challenges, and want more than short-term coping strategies. They are looking for clarity, emotional balance, healthier boundaries, deeper connection, and a life that feels more fulfilling rather than just manageable. My approach is integrative, relational, and culturally affirming. I help clients understand how past experiences, attachment patterns, and unspoken beliefs influence present-day emotions and relationships. Therapy with me is collaborative and reflective, blending evidence-based practices with attention to emotional safety, self-awareness, and nervous system regulation. In addition to psychotherapy, I bring expertise in intimacy, pleasure, and romance, supporting clients in exploring connection, desire, communication, and emotional closeness as essential components of overall well-being. My goal is to help clients feel more grounded, connected, and empowered to build relationships—and lives—that align with who they truly are.
Integrative
Hi, I’m Fatima Burton, LCSW — founder of Better Days Integrative Therapy and a licensed psychotherapist in both Washington, DC and New York. For nearly 15 years, I’ve supported individuals, teens, and couples through anxiety, trauma, emotional overwhelm, major life transitions, relationship difficulties, and the pressures of everyday life. My work is grounded in warmth, deep listening, and a belief that healing grows when people feel truly seen and understood. I’m trained in trauma-informed care, CBT, mind-body practices, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) integration. My approach blends evidence-based therapy with holistic, restorative modalities that support both emotional clarity and nervous system healing. At the heart of my work is this belief: Your past matters, but it does not define your future. I help clients explore how their experiences, relationships, and hidden beliefs shape the present — and together we build new pathways toward self-worth, confidence, groundedness, and joy.