About Stephanie
Stephanie Harris is a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood, and relationship strain. She talks plainly and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
Stephanie creates a calm and open space where people can say what they are thinking and feeling without judgment. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Conversations stay focused on what matters now and next steps that fit a person’s life.
Background and approach
Her work often centers on building self-esteem, handling panic or social anxiety, and coping with big life changes. She also helps people who struggle with guilt, impulsivity, loneliness, or career and money stress. Steph pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck and looks for small shifts that make a difference.
In a session she helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, try different ways of responding, and practice skills between meetings. She aims to empower people to set clearer boundaries, improve communication, and reconnect with purpose. Progress usually moves at the client’s own pace.
Stephanie uses straightforward tools and steady support to help people move toward a more balanced day-to-day life. Her Louisiana license is LCSW 9574, and she provides care in English.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Stephanie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building practical coping skills. One common approach targets thought patterns and teaches ways to test and reframe worries, which can help with anxiety, panic attacks, and low mood. Another approach emphasizes skills practice - learning and rehearsing new responses to stress, improving communication, and developing self-soothing strategies for moments of strong emotion.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there she suggests a plan and adjusts methods over time so the work stays useful and relevant to daily life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support quick check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent momentum on goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English