- Practical coping strategies
- Focus on relationships
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Sharla
Sharla "Charlie" Harrison is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what feels most urgent for each person. Her work often focuses on moving past old hurts and finding steadier ways to cope day to day.
With 22 years of experience, Charlie draws on practical methods to support emotional recovery and growth. She helps people build self-esteem, improve communication, and manage trauma and grief in ways that fit their life. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small steps that add up to real change.
Her background includes extensive work around relationship dynamics, workplace stress, and the emotional fallout of separation and loss. She has also addressed issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, foster and adoption experiences, and codependency. This experience informs how she sees patterns and offers concrete alternatives.
Charlie blends client-centered listening with specific tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness practices. She encourages clients to notice unhelpful thoughts and to try different behaviors in everyday settings. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort.
People who choose Charlie can expect straightforward conversation, practical homework when useful, and steady support through setbacks. She aims to help people find clearer boundaries, more reliable coping strategies, and greater emotional balance over time.
How Charlie’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person in front of the therapist. It helps people feel heard and figure out what they most want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts and actions and teaches practical ways to try new behaviors and reduce distress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name emotions and use that information to shift relationship patterns and feel more connected.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charlie treats the choice of methods as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about goals, try approaches that fit those aims, and adjust when something is not helping. The plan evolves based on what the client prefers and what feels useful in real life.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Before booking, confirm which session formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use the same therapeutic tools online to practice skills, review homework, and support coping between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include codependency, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with focused techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. Work tends to be practical, with goals and small steps tailored to each person.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 22 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns. That background informs how she identifies patterns and suggests concrete strategies.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Missouri. No other credential or license information is provided.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates are provided during the scheduling process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process will connect you for the first appointment.
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