Justin Garris

Justin Garris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. His approach is direct and respectful, aimed at making small changes that add up. With three years of experience, Justin adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behavior. He also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at attachment and the emotional patterns that affect relationships. These methods inform how he helps people manage moods and reactions. Clients can expect a down-to-earth tone in sessions. Justin emphasizes understanding what’s happening now and building skills to cope better. He aims to make therapy practical and rooted in daily life tasks and choices. He helps people work through parenting strain, addiction concerns, and adjustment after major life changes. He also addresses focused issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, and communication problems. In cases involving complex or overlapping concerns, he targets the patterns that keep problems going. Taking the first step can feel hard. Justin offers support through that start and works collaboratively to set goals. People who want to begin are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy process to be matched and schedule a session.

How CBT and EFT Inform Online Work

Justin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change patterns of thought that lead to stress, anger, or avoidance. CBT focuses on concrete steps and homework to practice new ways of thinking and acting. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at emotional patterns and attachment needs that underlie relationship difficulties and strong reactions. EFT helps people name and work through core feelings that drive behavior. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Justin will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That lets him recommend which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress is made. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people focus on skill practice between meetings and use tools like worksheets or emotion-tracking to support progress. Ask about current scheduling and format choices when you complete the Start Therapy questionnaire.