Dr. Susan Harris , LPC

Dr. Susan Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings decades of experience working with people affected by addiction and mental health concerns. She has spent more than twenty years in the addiction field and over ten years working in mental health, and she emphasizes the importance of treating both areas together to support long-term recovery and wellbeing. Dr. Harris approaches care holistically, attending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person’s life while helping them build practical skills to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Her style is eclectic and person-centered, meeting individuals where they are and adapting interventions to fit each person’s needs and goals. That means combining evidence-informed methods with a focus on the client’s strengths, values, and lived experience. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, mood disorders, and coping with life changes.

Dr. Harris aims to equip people with coping strategies, communication tools, and emotional skills that support healthier relationships and greater quality of life. She practices from Arizona and draws on a collaborative model that encourages clients to be active partners in their own progress.

Therapeutic approaches for effective online care

Dr. Harris uses client-centered therapy to create a safe, respectful space where people’s values and goals guide the work. This approach focuses on understanding each person’s experience and supporting their autonomy while teaching practical skills that promote lasting change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps individuals identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, and is often applied to anxiety, depression, and habit-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship struggles, and impulse-related issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Harris collaborates with clients to tailor techniques based on needs, preferences, and goals. She works with each person to test what helps and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care. These options support consistent access to therapy and allow licensed professionals to deliver structured, skills-based treatment in a way that aligns with each client’s life.