Maureen Harris , LMHC

Maureen Harris is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on helping women navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, and major life changes. She draws on practical techniques and a respectful, person-centered attitude to help people find clearer thinking and more manageable routines.

She has 12 years of experience in outpatient and inpatient substance abuse programs, college mental health counseling, group work, life coaching, and care management. That background gives her a broad view of how problems like addiction, mood shifts, and relationship strain affect daily life.

In sessions she starts by meeting people where they are and listening without judgment. She encourages clients to take the lead in setting goals while offering concrete tools they can use between meetings. These tools often target unhelpful thought patterns and build small, doable steps toward change.

Maureen brings methods from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy into a flexible plan shaped around each person's needs. She helps people work on self-esteem, coping with grief or trauma, career stress, and finding life purpose.

Her practice also addresses seasonal affective disorder, compassion fatigue, and issues that are common for women balancing work and personal life. Sessions are offered in English and take place through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.

Practical approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, respect, and helping people set their own goals while the therapist offers support and acceptance. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort feelings and decide what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches simple exercises to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and for building everyday coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. Clients and therapist check progress and adjust the plan so it fits the person's life and aims.

Online therapy offers useful practical benefits. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and to fit shorter reflections around a busy day. These options allow flexible scheduling and make it simpler to keep consistent care while managing other responsibilities.