Therapist profile
Graham Harriman, LPC
Licensed counselor - Relationships and addictions
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- Person-centered approach
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Graham
Graham Harriman is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon with 14 years of clinical experience. He focuses on concerns such as addictions, depression and anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, and a broad range of family and parenting concerns.
He blends a person-centered stance with existential ideas. He also uses mindfulness and mind/body awareness in sessions. His work includes a non-religious spiritual perspective that pays attention to how people relate to themselves and to others.
Graham has practical experience with substance use and harm-reduction approaches, including work with crystal methamphetamine use. He has worked with LGBTQ sexuality and intimacy questions and with sexual concerns more broadly. He also brings experience in supporting people through grief, hospice and end-of-life topics, and cancer-related distress.
Before private practice he worked in mental health program management, public health program direction, and community services planning. That background includes coordinating services for people with HIV and helping allocate resources across providers. He is a coauthor of a book called The Healing Power of Community: Mutual Aid, AIDS, and Social Transformation in Psychology.
In sessions he aims to talk through practical steps and explore personal meaning. He draws on motivational interviewing when people want change. He also uses DBT skills and mindfulness practices for emotion regulation and coping in daily life.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective. It involves open listening and reflecting back what matters to the client, which helps clarify values and choices. This approach is useful for relationship questions and parenting stress.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, includes practical skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive behavior. DBT skills target distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, anxiety, and some addiction-related struggles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and then recommend which methods to emphasize. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs shift.
Confirm the precise session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, require less travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use practices such as brief mindfulness exercises or DBT skills between meetings to support day-to-day coping.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with addictions, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, stress, grief, trauma and a wide range of family and parenting concerns.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He combines a person-centered approach with existential thinking, and uses mindfulness and mind/body awareness in sessions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 14 years of experience in clinical and program roles in mental health and public health.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor based in Oregon.
Does he offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does he provide?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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