Bri Harless, LPC

Bri Harless is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting stress, grief, and other life challenges. She writes in a direct and practical way and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for worried parents and busy adults.

Bri uses straightforward conversations to learn what matters to each person first. She listens for daily struggles, strengths, and what gets in the way of change. From there she and the client choose tools that fit the person’s life and schedule.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused work, and client-centered care. That mix gives room for problem-solving, values work, emotion skills, and compassionate listening depending on what a person needs.

Before private practice, Bri spent many years supporting people affected by substance use and related family concerns. Over time she broadened her focus to treat a wide range of mental health problems, including PTSD, ADHD, and stress from life transitions.

She has 14 years of clinical experience and holds a master’s degree in counseling with a focus on professional counseling and marriage and family therapy. Bri describes her role as a guide, teacher, and helper who respects individual autonomy and practical needs.

Her aim is to help people build skills they can actually use. She invites those who are nervous about starting to take one step forward and see what small changes feel possible.

How online therapy and approach choices work together

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and improve daily routines. It uses structured tools and brief exercises people can try between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action even with difficult feelings. It emphasizes mindfulness and choosing behaviors that match what matters most.

Bri also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize active listening and respect for the person's goals. These approaches help with substance use concerns, grief, parenting stress, ADHD challenges, and life transitions by combining skill-building with compassionate support.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to weigh goals, preferences, and daily routines and then try tools that seem most helpful. That collaboration allows adjustments over time based on what works.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video lets people work face to face, phone needs less bandwidth, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging makes it possible to share thoughts between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up with regular progress.