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Anita Harris, LPC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Anita

Anita Harris is an LPC based in Missouri who brings 20 years of clinical experience to her work. She uses an approach rooted in Internal Family Systems alongside evidence-based therapies to help clients identify strengths and move toward meaningful goals.

Background and approach

Her style blends practical problem-solving with compassionate challenge so clients can replace unhelpful patterns with more effective strategies. Drawing on a foundation that includes DBT and other cognitive and acceptance-based methods, she supports people navigating stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, mood challenges, and life transitions.

Anita partners with clients to build skills for managing emotional intensity, improving communication, and increasing resilience in daily life. She balances support with active guidance, helping clients test new ways of responding to persistent difficulties while honoring their lived experience.

Integrating Internal Parts Work and Skills-Based Therapies Online



Anita often combines Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address emotional patterns and promote value-driven action. Internal Family Systems helps clients identify and relate to different internal parts to reduce internal conflict and increase self-direction, which can be useful for trauma, anxiety, mood challenges, and complex emotional patterns. ACT emphasizes clarifying values and building psychological flexibility through acceptance and committed action, assisting people coping with stress, depression, and life changes.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore which methods fit their needs and goals, blending parts work, acceptance skills, and practical strategies when appropriate. This collaborative stance means techniques are tailored and adjusted over time based on client feedback and progress.

Online therapy with Anita is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules. These formats provide flexibility for those balancing work, caregiving, or geographic constraints, and allow ongoing access to therapeutic tools and support without losing continuity of care.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Anita focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career or life-purpose struggles.
What is the therapeutic style and approach used?
The practice emphasizes Internal Family Systems alongside approaches like CBT, DBT, ACT, client-centered, and emotionally oriented methods to combine skills training with exploration of internal parts and values-based action.
How long has the therapist been practicing?
She has 20 years of experience providing counseling services to a wide variety of clients in clinical settings and independent practice contexts.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The clinician is licensed as an LPC in Missouri with licence number MO LPC 2008024136 and maintains a practice serving clients in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English only and international clients are not currently accepted at this time.
Which session formats are available for remote work?
Clients may connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling options.
How is pricing and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English