Benjamin Harris, LCPC

Benjamin Harris grew up in Montana and developed an early appreciation for the outdoors, team sports, and academic pursuits. He played high school basketball and continued as a starting pitcher in American Legion and college baseball, experiences that shaped his teamwork and discipline. He later moved to Illinois to pursue graduate training at Northern Illinois University, where he discovered a strong interest in helping people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety-related conditions.

Over a 20 year clinical career he has focused on applying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention to help individuals reclaim daily life from debilitating symptoms. He also treats related concerns such as depression and tic disorders including Tourette's, and works with a range of anxiety presentations like panic, phobias, social anxiety, and body-focused repetitive behaviors. Harris is committed to staying current with evidence-based methods and is a member of the International OCD Foundation and The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

He has completed advanced training through both the General and Pediatric installments of the IOCDF’s Behavioral Therapy Training Institute and TLC’s Professional Training Institute. Licensed as an LCPC - a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Harris adapts treatment plans to each person’s needs. His attention to detail, creative problem solving, and approachable sense of humor help keep clients engaged while working toward meaningful results.

Online Delivery of CBT and Exposure-Based Care

Benjamin Harris uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT typically involves practical, often homework-based strategies that can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and improve coping and self-esteem.

He also applies Exposure and Response Prevention, a behavioral approach that gradually and safely helps people face feared thoughts or situations while reducing compulsive responses. ERP is especially useful for obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic, phobias, and certain body-focused repetitive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Benjamin works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods and pace fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and he adjusts plans as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to attend sessions from different locations, and allow therapists and clients to maintain continuity of care even when in-person visits are not practical.