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Austin Burrum, Clinical Intern
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Works with clients age 3+, parents, and individual adults
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Person-centered approach
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Existential therapy base
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Trauma-informed background
Since 2019, Austin has worked with children and adolescents age 3 to 18 who have experienced trauma. During his Practicum placement with Redfish in the spring of 2025, Austin specialized in working wit children, adolescents, and their parents in working to address anxiety, self-confidence, improved behavioral management practices, and cultivating emotional resilience.
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Austin has worked with students in state- and federally-funded preschools, elementary school students in a Cognitive-Emotional Impairment and Social-Emotional Learning program, and in a residential psychiatric care facility for adolescent males ages 11-18 needing acute support for impulse control.
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Austin has also been a Research Assistant in a research study centering intimate partner violence with expecting mothers.
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Austin volunteered for an adaptive sports program for several years where he helped persons with disabilities compete in a variety of local, national, and international athletic competitions.
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Austin's clinical work at Redfish Counseling as part of his internship is supervised by Jenny Smith, LCSW-S, and additional clinical staff.
FOCUS AREAS
Impulse control
Life transitions
Disability & Differently-abled
Post-traumatic stress
Family dynamics
Academic conduct
Identity exploration
Existential concerns
Emotional intelligence
Billing Options:
Sessions with Austin are available at a reduced rate of $30 per 55-minute session.
Services with Austin are not billable to insurance.​
If you have questions or concerns about service rates for sessions with Austin, click the button below to reserve a call with our intake team today. Additional billing options may be available!
From Austin:
"I was drawn to the helping profession through a passion for education...
Observing ways in which trauma can manifest as social and emotional behaviors in a classroom setting guided me to set my sights on helping children and adolescents be the most successful versions of themselves at school and at home.
Upon working in a residential treatment facility, I learned about the incredible impact that a strong therapeutic relationship and psychoeducational materials can have on children who have experienced significant traumas. I also witnessed many challenges that residential treatment facilities face in delivering adequate and appropriate care to their residents. Accordingly, I am focused on advocating for the needs of underrepresented and marginalized demographics in mental health care across settings. I embrace the counseling profession’s relationship-driven empowerment of holistic wellness with a developmental emphasis.
I work from a person-centered perspective and employ evidence-based treatments to help clients navigate their developmental journey. I also maintain an existentialist philosophical approach to help clients find meaning in all aspects of their lives.
In a session with me, I will focus on developing a strong therapeutic relationship through an empathetic understanding of the client’s journey, and collaborate with them to create personal wellness goals with empowerment techniques from evidence-based practices.
It is important for me to create and maintain a comfortable physical and emotional environment that promotes trust between the client and myself. I recognize the important role that various systems in a child’s life have in their development, and I work with clients to navigate the complexities and difficulties of those systems.
I grew up playing multiple sports but especially loved hockey. I am an avid fan of my hometown teams in Michigan including the Detroit Lions, Red Wings, Tigers, and all things Michigan State University. In my free time I love to hang out with my dog, Winston. Winston and I frequently go on hikes in the mountains or fly fish on local streams. I also love traveling, and once got the opportunity to play for the United States Wheelchair Floorball team at the Swiss Wheely Open in Switzerland as an able-bodied volunteer.
