Renita Harrigan is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, evidence-based work for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, or grief.
01About Renita
Renita Harrigan is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, evidence-based work for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, or grief. She aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. Her style is calm and steady, with room for honest conversations about relationships and everyday struggles.
Renita has 12 years of counseling experience and works from Alabama. She helps people sort through setbacks at work and home, and she supports those navigating parenting pressures, blended family issues, and communication problems.
Background and approach
She also addresses trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and the emotions that follow loss. In sessions she keeps language plain and goals clear. People can expect help breaking problems into small steps and practicing new ways of coping.
She emphasizes self-love, forgiveness, and finding life purpose when that feels unclear. Her experience includes assisting people with first responder issues and career-related stress. Renita uses approaches grounded in evidence to guide people through change and decision points.
The work is collaborative - she listens, reflects, and suggests practical strategies that fit daily life. Parents reading this will find a therapist who speaks plainly and aims to reduce overwhelm. Renita focuses on what matters most now, helping clients make small changes that add up to better routines and clearer relationships.
02Credentials
- LPC (Alabama)
- License LPC03567 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1194236174 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Renita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
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04Online support
Evidence-informed approaches and remote care
Renita draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional recovery. One common approach emphasizes learning specific coping skills to manage anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, structured problem solving, and activity planning to reduce avoidance. This helps when day-to-day worries get in the way of functioning.Another approach centers on processing difficult emotions after loss or trauma through paced discussion and gentle reflection. That work helps people make sense of painful experiences and restore a sense of control. Both approaches aim to teach tools people can use between sessions for real-life situations.
Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about your goals, what has helped or not helped before, and your daily routines. From there she will recommend techniques and adjust them as needs change, so therapy fits your life rather than the other way around.
Online therapy can make consistent care easier to keep. Video calls let you meet face to face when a conversation benefits from seeing expressions. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer short, flexible check-ins that can fit work breaks or busy family days. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to practice new skills between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Renita address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, parenting, career stress, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Renita uses plain language and practical steps. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping skills, and improving everyday routines and communication.
How much experience does she have?
Renita has 12 years of professional counseling experience working with a range of concerns and life stages.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from Alabama and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Renita?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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