Debbie Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship strains.
01About Debbie
Debbie Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship strains. She works with individuals facing addiction, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and life changes. Debbie offers a calm, straightforward manner and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Debbie began pursuing counseling while working at a Christian sports camp and completed a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Counseling at Southwest Baptist University.
Background and approach
She earned a master’s degree in Community Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy from John Brown University and later co-founded a counseling center in 2001. Her early work involved providing therapy to abused children and coordinating with children’s advocacy groups across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.
That experience shaped a long-standing focus on trauma, post-traumatic stress, and helping people find safety and steady ground after abuse. Debbie has also worked in schools doing special needs testing and providing therapy within a school system. In 2012 she completed certification in Equine Therapy with OK Corral and has applied that as one of several tools in her work.
She currently spends time supporting young women who have survived sex trafficking. In sessions she draws on cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods. She aims to help people identify small, workable changes and build coping skills.
Debbie describes her work as a ministry and brings a values-based, compassionate approach to each person who comes through her door.
02Credentials
- LPC (Oklahoma)
- License 4554 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1811293699 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Debbie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Debbie names
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04Online support
How Debbie Uses Practical Therapies Online
Debbie often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking, test it, and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and other symptoms.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, which centers on current strengths and small steps toward clear goals. This approach is useful for managing stress, improving communication, and making steady progress when life feels overwhelming.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your needs and goals, try a method, and adjust based on what is helpful. Clients and the therapist work together to pick tools that fit personal preferences and day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on low-bandwidth connections. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, addictions, grief, parenting stress, ADHD, and related issues such as compassion fatigue and life transitions.
How would you describe the therapy style here?
Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented. Debbie uses straightforward conversation and helps clients identify small, workable changes they can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of clinical experience, co-founded a counseling center in 2001, and has a history of working with abused children and survivors of trafficking.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Oklahoma and practices in that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Work is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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