Welcome! My name is Stephanie Harris and I am a licensed clinical professional counselor from Vermont, but currently living in Chicago. I am happy to help you with whatever you are facing in life right now. I take a very Person-Centered approach to counseling. I believe you know yourself better than anyone else and ultimately know what is best for you. It would be my job as your therapist to help you discover what that is. I would also like to help you recognize your strengths and build your confidence. Together, we can work towards getting the things you want out of life and living with meaning, fulfillment, and joy. I work with individual adults and couples struggling with anxiety, depression, abuse, addiction, self-esteem issues, life transitions, and more. I have specialized training in helping people recover from trauma. In addition to using talk therapy, I am also an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist, which can help people form new, more healing interpretations about their traumatic memories. Trauma can have a profound effect on how people view the world and relate to others, which is why a trauma-informed approach to treatment can be very helpful. I will help people heal from their painful and distressing experiences so they are able to feel more safe and secure in the world now. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Vermont and a Master’s degree in Counseling from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, and a Doctorate in Psychology from Roosevelt University. I have experience working in private practice, crisis centers, in-patient hospitals, employee assistance programs, community mental health centers, and primary care clinics. I have worked with adults, couples, people with developmental disabilities, survivors of sexual abuse, people of the Latinx population, couples with infertility issues, and people facing deportation. I believe these experiences have helped me find multiple ways to connect with others and help them reach their goals.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
People can expect to feel empowered and supported from their sessions with me. It is my goal to help people feel motivated, inspired, and for them to trust in their abilities to get the things they want out of life. People should leave my sessions feeling more connected to their strengths and the things about them that make them unique and resilient.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I use Person-Centered Therapy as my foundation, but also use elements of other modalities such as EMDR, Attachment theory, Existential therapy, CBT, and Solution-Focused therapy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
As a person-centered therapist, it is my job to meet people where they are and walk with them through their current struggles in life. While I can assist with a variety of issues, I am most skilled in helping people heal from trauma both through traditional talk-therapy and through EMDR therapy.