Stephanie Harris, LCPC

Stephanie Harris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois who brings a decade of clinical experience to her work with adults and couples. She combines a client-centered outlook with trauma-informed techniques to help people navigate anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, addiction, and major life transitions. Her approach emphasizes helping clients recognize strengths, build confidence, and identify what matters most to them so they can pursue a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she integrates talk-based therapy with targeted interventions designed to reshape how traumatic memories are experienced. This training supports her work with survivors of abuse and others whose past distress continues to affect their present sense of safety and relationships. She aims to help clients form new, more healing perspectives about painful events so daily life feels more manageable and connected.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Vermont and a Master of Arts in Counseling from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University. Her clinical background includes roles in private practice, crisis centers, in-patient hospitals, employee assistance programs, community mental health centers, and primary care clinics. Those experiences have shaped a flexible, empathetic style that adapts to varied needs and cultural contexts.

She has worked with a wide range of populations, including people with developmental disabilities, survivors of sexual abuse, members of the Latinx community, couples facing infertility, and individuals facing deportation. Stephanie aims to collaborate with each person to set realistic goals and find practical ways to foster healing, resilience, and improved relationships.

Client-Centered Care and EMDR for Online Support

Stephanie Harris practices client-centered therapy, an approach that prioritizes the client’s own goals and insights. In this style of work the therapist offers empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients can explore their values, build confidence, and make choices that feel right for them. This approach is helpful for managing stress, improving self-esteem, and navigating relationship or life transitions.

She is also trained in EMDR, a focused intervention used to address the lasting impact of traumatic experiences. EMDR in the therapeutic context helps clients reprocess distressing memories and can reduce the emotional intensity associated with those events, supporting improved daily functioning and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Stephanie works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts plans over time as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine approaches to meet the practical realities of a client’s life.

Online therapy with Stephanie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from varied locations, and choose the communication style that best supports ongoing work and accessibility.