Therapist profile
Dr. Michelle Harris, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting issues
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- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Motivational interviewing
About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with 20 years of clinical and educational experience. She focuses on common concerns that affect life at home, including family issues, parenting stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain.
Michelle listens to each person’s story and uses client-centered ideas to help people reflect on what matters to them. She names practical steps people can try between sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice patterns of thought and action that keep problems going.
Her background includes work in social services, child protective services, public education, and community mental health. That mix of settings shaped how she talks about family and parenting matters. She also supports people facing infertility, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, postpartum depression, cancer, aging issues, and midlife transitions.
In sessions she uses narrative ideas to help people reframe difficult experiences and motivational interviewing to clarify goals and next steps. She also brings trauma-focused approaches when past hurt affects daily life. Practical, down-to-earth conversation is a consistent part of her style.
People who contact her can expect straightforward discussion about coping strategies, relationship patterns, and parenting pressures. She invites clients to identify what they want to work on and then tries methods that fit those goals. To begin, the site matching process helps connect someone to a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person's own perspective and values. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people clarify what they want to change or hold on to. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as needed during treatment.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around school, work, or caregiving. They also allow for shorter check-ins when a quick review is needed, or for conversations without travel time. Licensed professionals can use the same approaches online as they do in person to address parenting stress, grief, relationship strain, and related concerns.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting concerns are addressed?
She works with a wide range of family and parenting topics such as parenting stress, family conflict, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, and infidelity.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered with practical tools. She listens to a person’s story, then uses CBT, narrative techniques, or motivational interviewing as needed.
What is her clinical background?
She has 20 years of experience in social services, child protective services, public education, and community mental health.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and provides services from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.