Dr. Susan Harris

Dr. Susan Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addiction concerns, grief, and shifts in mood. She works with individuals facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, bipolar depression, and life transitions. Her approach aims to make daily life more manageable and to reduce patterns that increase distress.

She draws on 25 years of experience in behavioral health and addictions work. Sessions focus on practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Dr. Harris uses client-centered listening to understand each person’s priorities before suggesting tools or techniques.

Her work often blends cognitive behavioral strategies with mindfulness and elements of dialectical behavior therapy. That mix helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, calm intense emotions, and build better coping habits over time. Motivational interviewing also appears in sessions when people want help finding reasons to change and staying on track.

Dr. Harris emphasizes treating addiction and mental health together when both are present. She pays attention to emotional, physical, and spiritual factors that shape recovery and wellbeing. Conversations are meant to teach skills - for example, emotion regulation, coping with cravings, or communication techniques for strained relationships.

Therapy with Dr. Harris is collaborative. She helps set clear, achievable goals and adjusts tools to match daily life. People who want straightforward guidance and practical skill-building may find her style useful.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens with attention and follows what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and shape goals that fit their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change patterns that cause distress. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for anger, mood swings, and high-stress moments.

Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and try different approaches until they find what helps. This is a collaborative process that adjusts over time as goals change.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Even without format details, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten a check-in when needed, and allow conversations from different locations. Licensed professionals often tailor session length and tools so therapy fits daily routines and helps people practice skills between meetings.