About Patrice
Patrice Harris is a licensed professional counselor with twenty years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps so parents and adults can begin feeling steadier soon. Her own life changed dramatically when her marriage ended while she was raising a toddler.
That experience shaped her belief that people can rebuild and grow stronger after deep loss. She returned to school and then spent two decades supporting others through similar life changes.
Background and approach
In sessions she builds a straightforward, trusting partnership. Patrice helps people identify unhelpful thoughts, notice patterns from their past, and name strengths they may have missed. Work is done together so clients feel more confident making choices and facing difficult moments.
Therapy includes simple in-session exercises and homework like reading or short practical tasks. She uses approaches that focus on the person in front of her, on changing thoughts and behaviors, and on paying attention to the present moment. Many clients come for help with parenting strain, sleeping and eating concerns, addictions, career transitions, or shifts after divorce and separation.
Patrice aims to turn problems that feel overwhelming today into learning experiences people can use going forward.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on seeing the person first and listening without judgment. It helps people feel heard, build trust, and find their own answers when facing issues like grief, emptiness, or relationship strain.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to reframe distorted thoughts and test new ways of behaving, which can help with anxiety, panic attacks, low mood, and self-esteem struggles.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches skills to notice the present moment without getting swept away by it. Short mindfulness practices can reduce reactivity to stress, improve sleep, and support mood regulation during tough life changes.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. If something isn’t helping, adjustments are made so the plan matches the person’s needs and daily life.
Online therapy with this practice uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls work well for deeper conversations where body language matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let clients send updates between appointments or use brief problem-solving in a quieter format. These options let busy parents and working adults fit therapy into their schedules and keep progress moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English