Sharla "Charlie" Harrison , LPC

Sharla "Charlie" Harrison is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She focuses on women's issues and on practical steps clients can use every day. Charlie aims to make therapy feel straightforward and supportive from the first conversation.

With 22 years of experience, she draws on several approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions often center on improving self-esteem, processing grief or loss, and managing anger or compassion fatigue. She also helps people work through relationship problems, attachment concerns, and the emotional impact of adoption, foster care, or blended family life.

Charlie uses clear, goal-focused methods to help clients notice patterns and try new behaviors. That can look like practicing new ways to communicate, testing small coping skills between sessions, or using mindfulness to reduce overwhelming feelings. She keeps explanations simple and practical so clients can use tools right away.

She also supports people dealing with body image concerns, caregiver stress, cancer-related emotions, and recovery from domestic violence or dissociation. Her work includes addressing abandonment feelings, commitment issues, and the strain of major life transitions.

People who prefer a collaborative, down-to-earth style tend to connect well with her. Charlie emphasizes respect for each person’s story and works with clients to set realistic, achievable goals. Her approach is steady and focused on helping clients make change that lasts.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead, helping people feel heard while they name goals and next steps. This approach is useful for building trust and deciding what to work on first.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and tests small changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It works well for concrete problems such as worry, low mood, and patterns that keep coming up.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift emotional responses that affect relationships and attachment patterns. It can be especially helpful for anyone wanting clearer emotional communication or relief from patterns tied to abandonment or attachment issues.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work together. The therapist will talk with clients about goals and preferences and suggest which approaches to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and visual connection, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging lets clients reflect in writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between meetings.