​​Dr. Burnheimer specializes in:​

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• Mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder

• Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families and estrangement

• Attachment issues, including pursuer-distancer dynamics and codependency

• Anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive tendencies, perfectionism, rigidity

• Post-traumatic stress symptoms, including from military combat

• Personality disorders (including Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder) 

• Parenting stress and burnout

• Addiction and recovery

• Relationship issues, including difficulties with sexual intimacy

• Neurodiversity, including the impact of symptoms of ADHD and autism on relationships

• Life transitions including career change, retirement, loss of functioning

• Grief and loss

• Divorce, coparenting, and blended families (personal and professional experience)

• Medical issues, chronic pain, and medical trauma 

• Hypnosis for behavioral goals

 

In her work with couples, Dr. Burnheimer uses Gottman techniques, emotion-focused, imago, cognitive-behavioral methods and more. She specializes in improving communication and understanding, reconnecting in intimacy, repairing trust after relationship ruptures and trauma, substance abuse, managing mental health conditions, parenting strategies, and value differences. 

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Dr. Burnheimer is our assessment and evaluation specialist at Best Life. She has extensive training and experience with diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, personality disorders, developmental disorders (e.g., ADHD, autism spectrum disorder), and neurocognitive disorders (i.e., dementia with etiology). She has also conducted a range of psychological readiness evaluations. She provides adult ADHD and autism spectrum evaluations all virtually for Best Life, starting at $2850 for multiple meetings and report writing.

 

​Dr. Burnheimer says, “The way that we perceive and assign meaning to events determines how we feel, and ultimately, how we experience our lives and relationships. I help my clients identify generational patterns and recognize that they can choose how to experience life, allowing them to create positivity in areas previously full of pain and struggle.”​ Some of her favorite books related to therapy include The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection by Julie Schwartz Gottman, and The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest.

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Dr. Burnheimer can provide therapy to clients residing in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

 

Outside of work, Dr. Burnheimer enjoys spending time with her partner, teenage daughter, and two Boston Terriers. She lives in central Pennsylvania (Let’s Go PSU!!) and loves seeing friends, taking her dogs for walks, singing, making crafts, and traveling.