Summyr Harris

Summyr Harris is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in California. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. Her approach is straightforward and person-focused, aimed at making it easier to talk about what feels hard right now.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name their worries and sort through feelings. Sessions are paced to each person, with room for shorter check-ins or deeper conversations depending on what is needed. She emphasizes practical steps that can be used between sessions to reduce overwhelm and build steadier days.

Her background includes eight years working with people facing a wide range of challenges. In addition to the main concerns listed above, she has experience with abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication and control problems, dissociation, divorce and separation, domestic violence, family problems, and struggles with guilt and shame.

Summyr draws on several therapy styles to match what each client prefers. These include client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s goals, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and skills-based work when emotions feel intense. She supports clients as they test new ways of coping and communicating.

People who reach out typically want an honest, steady clinician who listens and helps them find concrete next steps. The first meetings focus on what matters most to the client and practical options for moving forward.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. It involves listening closely and shaping sessions around what the client says matters most, which can help when someone needs support to make real-life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to shift those patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for handling intense emotions and improving relationships through emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose or combine methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process continues over the first few sessions so people can see what feels most helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce commute time so sessions can happen between other responsibilities. Talk with the therapist about pacing, tools to use between sessions, and how to adapt exercises for remote meetings so the work connects with everyday life.