About Justine
Justine Harris-Brown helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and problems with relationships and intimacy. She works with issues like trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief, panic attacks, and feelings of isolation. Justine holds MD and LCPC, which she uses alongside nearly nine years of clinical experience to guide conversations and practical steps.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set small, doable goals between meetings. The work is practical and paced to each person’s needs. Justine draws on a mix of approaches to tailor care.
She uses client-centered methods to build trust and CBT to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. When trauma is involved, she integrates trauma-focused strategies and also teaches mindfulness and DBT skills for emotional regulation. Therapy with Justine often includes short skills practice plus longer conversations about meaning, relationships, and recovery from painful events.
She helps people plan concrete steps for managing panic, improving connection, or coping with loss. Progress is tracked in simple ways so people can see what changes over time. Justine practices in Maryland and conducts sessions in English.
Her approach aims to meet people where they are and to help them build steady, practical skills for day-to-day life.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building trust. In online sessions this looks like space to tell your story, have it reflected back, and set goals that feel relevant. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with clear exercises and homework that can be reviewed over video or text. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, such as grounding, distress tolerance, and communication techniques useful in daily life.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, comfort, and pace. Plans are adjusted as progress is tracked, and the client helps decide which tools to keep or change.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or work better when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging make short check-ins and skills practice easier between sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care and fit therapy into everyday life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English