Valerie Harris
I have lived in lower Michigan for all of my life and worked in Genesee, Lapeer and Oakland Counties in the Healthcare field and then as a therapist in these counties as well.
I have lived in Michigan and practiced in lower Michigan all of my life. My chocolate Lab and I enjoy spending time with my family in Michigan and surrounding states when we are not working.
I feel confident in treating patients with PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, bipolar, psychotic disorders and ADHD as well as others and I preferr to treat ages 18 and above.
First session
I hope that patients learn something about themselves in the first session when they start therapy ans what they want out of therapy.
Strengths
My patients tell me that they like that I am honest with them and they like that someone is honest with them and tell them how it is and not afraid to tell them how they are or what is actually going on or what I see in the session; they are coming for the honesty. I treat my patients the way I want to be treated with respect.
Ideal clients
I prefer anyone that is above the age of 18 and that is ready and willing to start therapy ans wants to know what therapy is or is interested in therapy and helping themselves to better themselves. I feel confident with working with the following: mood disorders and PTSD, anxiety, psychotic disorders and even many personality disorders, including diagnosing and treating. I have worked with all of these in the past and done well with them.
Origin story
When I was a pharmaceutical rep calling on doctors in their offices, I would wait in the waiting rooms with the patients and some patients would sit down next to me and start talking to me and tell me some of their problems which inspired me to go to school to be a therapist, I wanted to be able to help people with their problems that wanted to sit down with me and talk to me about their problems.
Ongoing work together
I hope that my patients continue to learn more about themselves and more about what they want out of life.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
COGNITIVE behavioral therapy is the main mode of therapy used in my practice to help my patients to move forward in their lives the way in which they would like to.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-centered therapy is used to make sure that each individual patient is taken into account as the individual that their specific treatment plan is based on.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational-Interviewing is used to help patients that need help moving forward that are having difficulties moving forward in their sessions or are stale at the time or may even be going backwards.
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- MichiganLicense 6401011680