- Solution focused
- Skill building
- Values guided
About Anita
Anita Harris is an LPC in Missouri with 20 years of counseling experience. She uses a solution-focused style and helps people identify their strengths to meet the goals they set. Anita draws on practical tools so clients can navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and sleep problems more effectively.
Her approach includes techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral methods to teach skills for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses client-centered and acceptance-based ideas to keep sessions grounded in each person’s values and choices. This mix aims to make therapy feel useful and down to earth.
Anita works with a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career worries. She also supports people facing trauma, chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and life transitions such as divorce or aging-related adjustments.
Sessions focus on concrete steps: learning coping skills, practicing new responses, and testing small behavior changes between meetings. Anita provides supportive feedback and will gently challenge patterns that aren’t serving the client so better options can be tried.
People who want clear strategies and compassionate guidance often find this style helpful. For readers looking to improve sleep, build emotional regulation, or cope with major life stressors, Anita offers a practical, skill-based path forward.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. It can be useful for sleep problems, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing more useful ways of thinking and behaving; it often helps with insomnia, depression, and anxiety by teaching specific tools. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to manage strong emotions and relationship stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying techniques, getting feedback, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.
Confirm available session formats before booking since specific options are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, school, or caregiving. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed and reduce travel time so people can focus on practicing new skills between meetings.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, grief, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is solution focused and practical. She helps clients identify strengths, learn skills, and try small changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience providing counseling to a wide variety of clients in Missouri.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the therapist's profile does not specify formats here.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.