Dr. Michelle Harris
Compassionate counseling rooted in collaboration
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Grief, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with two decades of clinical and educational experience.
Background and approach
She draws on a background that includes psychology and school counseling studies, plus an advanced certificate in professional counseling, to create a collaborative and respectful therapeutic atmosphere. Her approach centers on listening carefully to each person's story and helping clients reassess their experiences to find new ways forward.
Harris emphasizes person-centered care and positive regard while blending practical strategies drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-focused methods, narrative techniques, and motivational interviewing. She works with people facing a wide range of concerns such as grief, relationship stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, career transitions, and life changes.
Her prior roles in social services, child protective services, public education, and community mental health inform a rounded perspective on coping and resilience. Clients can expect a steady, empathetic guide who treats them as the expert of their life and partners with them to identify next steps.
Harris aims to help clients gain insight, build skills, and move toward goals at a pace that fits their needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Dr. Harris integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy into her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress and then developing practical strategies to shift those patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and unconditional positive regard so clients feel heard as they explore their own goals and personal narrative.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Harris works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and responses to different methods and adapts her use of techniques accordingly. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to prioritize and adjust as progress unfolds.
Online therapy with her uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible and convenient. These options allow for scheduling flexibility, easier access from different locations within Texas, and multiple ways to maintain continuity of support between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English