Justin Garris is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage anxiety.
01About Justin
Justin Garris is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage anxiety. He frames sessions around clear goals so conversations lead to change. He wants people to feel heard and respected while they work through hard moments.
He commonly helps with parenting challenges, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and coping with major life changes. He also supports people facing trauma, anger, depression, attention issues, and a range of family-related difficulties such as attachment concerns or blended family stress.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make daily life more manageable and to restore steadier routines. His approach emphasizes straightforward talk and tools you can use between sessions. Using techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, he helps people identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors.
He also draws on emotionally-focused work to improve how people express needs and repair strained connections. Justin has three years of counseling experience and holds a Master of Science and a license as a professional counselor, LPC. He practices in Mississippi and offers sessions in English.
He treats each person as an individual and adapts pacing and techniques to match what they need. Therapy begins with a short discussion about current problems and goals. From there he and the client build a plan that fits daily life.
The emphasis stays on concrete steps and on skills that help between meetings.
02Credentials
- LPC (Mississippi)
- License 2376 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1194422600 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Justin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Justin names
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04Online support
Online approaches that focus on thoughts and feelings
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, is about spotting patterns in thoughts and actions that make problems worse and testing small changes to feel better. It often helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and behaviors linked to addiction by giving practical steps to try between sessions.Emotionally-focused therapy centers on how people experience and communicate emotions. It can help people identify emotional needs, express them more clearly, and rebuild trust after conflict or hurt. This approach is useful when relationship patterns and emotional reactions keep getting in the way.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferred ways of working, then try methods that fit. Sessions are collaborative so the plan can be adjusted as needs and progress become clearer.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video calls let people use visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging lets someone reflect between messages. These options make therapy easier to fit into a busy life and help maintain momentum between appointments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
He works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, ADHD, and related family and attachment problems.
What style of therapy does he use?
He uses cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally-focused therapy to help with expressing needs and strengthening emotional connection.
What is his background and clinical experience?
He has three years of counseling experience and emphasizes practical tools and clear goals during sessions.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is licensed as an LPC and practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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