Therapist profile
Sharla "Charlie" Harrison, LPC
LPC - Relationship and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Self esteem work
About Sharla
Sharla "Charlie" Harrison is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, family strain, grief, anger, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.
Charlie focuses on practical, people-centered care. She helps clients talk through painful past experiences and the effects those experiences still have. Much of her work supports building self-esteem, improving how people communicate, and repairing the day-to-day patterns that make relationships feel strained.
Her approach draws on several well-known methods. She uses client-centered listening to prioritize what matters to the person in the room. She employs cognitive behavioral tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of how she helps identify and shift difficult interaction patterns.
Clients can expect straightforward sessions that aim to break problems into manageable steps. Discussions often include strategies for coping, mindfulness practices, and goal-focused conversations. She also brings experience addressing issues like adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, body image, and the effects of divorce or domestic violence.
Charlie has worked with people at different life stages, including young adults and those facing midlife transitions. She offers a steady, clear way of working so adults dealing with family and relationship strains can find practical ways forward.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Sharla uses client-centered methods that focus on the client's immediate concerns and priorities. That approach means sessions often begin with the client describing what feels most urgent, and the therapist mirrors that focus while helping set small, concrete goals.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. CBT work online can include identifying unhelpful thinking, practicing new responses, and using short experiments between sessions to test new habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to spot unhelpful interaction patterns and to guide shifts in how emotions are expressed and regulated in relationships.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. This is a joint process rather than a fixed prescription.
If you plan to try online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits are that therapy can fit into a busy life, help maintain regular check-ins during stressful periods, and allow shorter or focused sessions when time is limited. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements fit your day-to-day needs.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, family issues, grief, anger, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused work to tackle thinking patterns and interaction habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working with adults across a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Which languages can clients use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can clients from other countries work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.