Counselor’s comforting Instagram presence fuels private practice
“Most people who go to school for counseling plan to be in private practice,” said Savannah Burton. “It took a long time to get here, but COVID pushed me into working for myself.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Therapist Savannah Burton has parlayed the loyal social media following she built during the global pandemic into a brick-and-mortar office focused on women’s mental health.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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