Dr. Susan Harris, LPC

Dr. Susan Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Master Addiction Counselor with 25 years of experience in addiction and mental health care. She has worked extensively with alcohol, drug, and gambling problems and believes that addressing addiction means treating mental health at the same time, attending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual parts of a person’s life.

Her practice is eclectic and client-centered, shaped to meet each person where they are and to respond to their specific concerns. She emphasizes practical skill development so clients can learn and demonstrate strategies that lead to improved daily functioning and a better quality of life. Dr. Harris works with a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and relationship issues, bipolar disorder and depression, anger, and coping with life changes.

She also focuses on related areas such as abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency, family-of-origin problems, process addictions, and recovery from sexual assault. By combining listening, empathy, and evidence-informed techniques, Dr. Harris supports clients in building resilience, insight, and sustainable change.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Dr. Harris commonly draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and motivational interviewing in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathic listening and collaboration - the therapist follows the client's lead to build understanding and self-directed growth, which is helpful for clients working through trauma, grief, or relationship concerns.

CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical tools to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Motivational interviewing is a goal-oriented, supportive method that helps people increase their motivation to change, making it especially useful for substance use and other addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Harris partners with each client to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the plan as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals and therapists use these approaches flexibly to support lasting progress.

Online therapy offers practical benefits - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging make it easier to fit care into a busy life and to maintain continuity when in-person visits are difficult. These options increase accessibility and allow clients to receive consistent therapeutic support from a licensed professional in a format that works for them.