Dawnchele Harris
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Florida Board-Approved Qualified Supervisor (QS) who works with adults navigating anxiety, relationships, identity shifts, and major life transitions.
My ability to hold space for both vulnerability and strength helps clients feel empowered, even in the midst of hard things.
My approach is relational, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that therapy can be a place to slow things down, make sense of what you’re experiencing, and understand the patterns that may be keeping you stuck. I bring evidence-based strategies into our work while recognizing that therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all - your experiences, strengths, values, and goals shape the work we do together.
First session
Your first session is an opportunity for us to get a fuller picture of what is bringing you to therapy and what you would like to be different. We’ll talk about what has been happening recently, relevant parts of your history, the ways stress or symptoms are affecting your daily life, and the strengths and supports you already have in place. You do not need to arrive with everything figured out or know exactly what your therapy goals should be. We can begin identifying them together. My goal is for you to leave the first session feeling heard, with a clearer sense of what we may focus on and how our work together can support you moving forward.
Strengths
I bring warmth, curiosity, and a grounded, conversational style to sessions. I listen closely, but I’m also an active participant in the work. I’ll ask thoughtful questions, reflect patterns I’m noticing, offer a different perspective, and gently challenge you when it may be helpful. I believe there is room in therapy for both validation and accountability, and I want clients to feel comfortable showing up as themselves while knowing we’re working toward something meaningful together.
Ideal clients
I work best with adults who are often the ones holding everything together for everyone else. Many of my clients are caregivers, parents, professionals, and high-achieving individuals who appear capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally drained, or disconnected from themselves internally. They may be navigating a major transition, questioning long-standing patterns, struggling with uncertainty, or realizing that the ways they have always coped are no longer working as well as they once did. In therapy, we work to better understand those patterns, make space for difficult emotions, strengthen coping and communication skills, and identify changes that feel realistic and meaningful. I bring both support and accountability to the process, with the goal of helping clients feel more grounded, intentional, and connected to themselves. I also have specialized training in perinatal mental health and particularly enjoy working with clients navigating fertility and reproductive concerns, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, parenting stress, and the identity and relationship changes that can accompany becoming a parent.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. Together, we identify patterns that may be contributing to anxiety, stress, or feeling stuck and explore more helpful ways of responding. I incorporate practical strategies that clients can use both in and outside of sessions while keeping the work collaborative and individualized.
Interpersonal
I use interpersonal therapy to explore how relationships, life roles, and major transitions affect emotional well-being. We may focus on changes in relationships, communication patterns, grief, conflict, or adjusting to a new role or season of life. This approach is especially helpful for clients navigating relationship stress, parenting, identity shifts, and other significant life transitions.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
I incorporate emotion-focused interventions to help clients identify, understand, and process emotions that may be difficult to recognize or express. We explore the needs, experiences, and relationship patterns beneath emotional responses while building greater self-awareness and self-compassion. This can be especially helpful when working through relationship concerns, attachment patterns, and significant life transitions.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I incorporate ACT to help clients develop a more flexible relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions rather than feeling as though they must eliminate or control them. We explore what matters most to you, practice making space for uncomfortable experiences, and identify actions that align with your values. This approach can be especially helpful when navigating anxiety, uncertainty, identity shifts, and life transitions.
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Virtual sessions
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- FloridaLicense SW22554