Anita Harris , LPC

Anita Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 20 years of experience working with a wide variety of clients. Her work centers on practical, solution-focused counseling that helps people clarify goals and take measurable steps toward them. She emphasizes identifying each person's existing strengths and building on those resources so clients can address challenges more confidently and effectively.

Harris integrates evidence-informed techniques into her practice, drawing on her extensive experience with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. She blends those tools with a collaborative stance that supports exploration and growth while remaining focused on tangible outcomes.

Clients can expect a balance of support and gentle challenge: Harris offers encouragement and validation while pointing out patterns that may be keeping people stuck and helping them develop new, healthier ways of coping. Her style is geared toward practical change so clients can navigate difficult times and move toward the goals they have set for themselves.

Approach-Focused Care Delivered Online

Anita Harris integrates approaches that prioritize practical skills and collaborative problem solving. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors by practicing new, concrete strategies - it can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that interfere with daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving relationships, and Harris draws on extensive DBT experience to teach these techniques in real-world situations. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and supporting each person to explore their own values and goals, creating space for self-directed growth.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Harris works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This shared decision-making helps tailor sessions to what will be most helpful.

Online therapy makes these methods more accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling, easier access for those with mobility or time constraints, and multiple ways to engage with therapists based on comfort and convenience.