Debbie Harris, LPC

Debbie Harris is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 25 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. She brings a practical, compassionate approach and focuses on what will help a person feel steadier and more able to cope.

She began studying psychology and counseling in college after a formative experience working at a Christian sports camp. She completed a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Counseling and went on to earn a master’s degree in Community Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. She later co-founded a counseling center that provided services across a four-state region.

Much of her early work involved supporting people affected by abuse and trauma, and that experience shaped her practice. Over the years she has worked with concerns such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and caregiver stress. She also developed a related interest in helping people manage parenting strain, work stress, and recovery from relationship breakdown.

Debbie uses practical, goal-oriented methods to help people learn tools they can use between sessions. Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear goals and test small, manageable changes. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what matters most to the person seeking help.

She offers counseling from Oklahoma and conducts sessions in English. Her experience includes working with first responders, veterans, and people affected by natural or human-caused disasters, and she has also used equine-assisted activities as part of her work in the past.

CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Debbie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical ways to change patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and some eating or addictive behaviors.

She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which zeroes in on what a person wants to be different and builds small steps toward those outcomes. That approach is helpful when someone wants clear, short-term goals and doable changes they can test quickly.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, and then they will collaborate to pick methods that fit the person’s needs.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face to face when that matters. Phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily rhythms.