We specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate their way through life and relationships.

“You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot do both”
-Brene Brown
About Us
Authentic Path Counseling (APC) is a small practice nestled in Fairfield, Connecticut that specializes in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate their way through life and relationships. APC recognizes that everyone has their own unique path in life that comes with successes, challenges, and obstacles. Most of us experience some difficulties in life and would benefit from additional support and skills. APC focuses on helping clients build those skills in order to create effective change and communication while moving forward in their lives. We use a practical approach that empowers each client to determine what is most helpful for them to move on from therapy with coping strategies of their own!
Authentic Path Counseling was inspired by nature, specifically the forest and woods. Nature’s trails and paths are not neatly paved, straight lines without any obstacles, and neither is life. Each individual has their own unique journey with their own set of victories and challenges. As we move through life we encounter twists and turns, obstacles in our paths, forks in the road, even a dead-end or two. Rarely is our journey direct, yet, those turns and obstacles present us with opportunities to stop and consider our options and destination. Authentic Path Counseling seeks to provide support, encouragement, and strategies to help you navigate your own path. If you’d like to learn more about our services or schedule an appointment, please contact us.

“Those who work with me walk away knowing what they feel matters and with strategies to improve their lives and relationships.”
-Laura Burke LMFT
Laura Burke, LMFT
Laura is the owner and founder of Authentic Path Counseling. She has experience working in diverse settings and with a variety of issues: anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and lifestyle challenges. As a Connecticut Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Laura is trained to view the individual, family, and couple through the relationship lens. She believes our relationships impact behaviors, thoughts, and feelings and if we change how we interact with those closest to us, we will change how we think, feel and treat ourselves.
Laura also believes in the importance of holistic treatment. Often, a problem in one area of life creates a ripple effect. She often uses Structural and Strategic models of therapy as well as Solution-Focused Treatment and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression, family conflict, and improve self-esteem to help allow a person or family to achieve change and move forward.
Our Core Services
Our Core Services
Our Core Services
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Affordable Pricing
We currently accept Aetna, Anthem, and Cigna insurance. We strongly recommend those who would like to use insurance to contact their insurance company to obtain information regarding their benefits. Clients are responsible for paying their co-pay or payment at the time of service.
If you are choosing to pay out-of-pocket:
Client choose to do this for a few reasons.
- They don’t want the insurance company involved/aware/paying for the service
- The service is not covered by their insurance
- The insurance is out-of-network and then the client submits the payments themselves to their insurance company for reimbursement