Anita Harris, LPC
Missouri · 20 years in practice
Anita Harris is an LPC in Missouri with 20 years of counseling experience.
License and registration
- LPC, Missouri
- 2008024136 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1306149604 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Anita
Anita Harris is an LPC in Missouri with 20 years of counseling experience. She uses emotionally focused approaches alongside practical skills work to help people manage stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Anita favors an approach that looks at emotions and patterns in relationships while also teaching concrete coping tools.
She helps people identify their strengths and put those strengths to use. Sessions focus on small, doable steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
She often draws on techniques from dialectical behavior therapy to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Those tools are paired with cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and client-centered listening to keep the work grounded in each person’s goals. Anita will point out behaviors that get in the way and challenge patterns that no longer serve the client.
She balances support with direct feedback so clients can try new approaches and notice what changes. Her background includes supporting people facing trauma, addiction, relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting stress, and chronic illness. She also works with concerns like sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career uncertainty.
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Anita helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between meetings, and adjust plans based on what works for them.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Anita names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion work and practical skills in online therapy
Emotion-focused work helps people notice and name strong feelings and the patterns those feelings create in relationships. This approach supports work on grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and persistent emotional pain by helping people shift how they respond to feelings.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values and committed action. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and life changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental stance so the person feels heard and can guide the pace and focus of sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify the best mix of strategies based on each person's goals, preferences, and everyday demands. Clients and the therapist adjust methods over time if something isn't fitting.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions let people work face-to-face from wherever they are, phone calls can fit into a busy schedule or need less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other life routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
Areas include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and more.
What is the therapist's general approach and style?
She combines emotionally focused work with practical skills, using client-centered listening and techniques from CBT and DBT to help people manage emotions and change patterns.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 20 years of counseling experience working with a wide variety of concerns and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician holds an LPC credential (Licensed Professional Counselor) and practices in Missouri.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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