Maureen Harris , LMHC

Maureen Harris is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 12 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out for help and approaches each person with respect for their strengths and autonomy. Maureen has worked across outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment clinics, inpatient substance abuse care, college counseling centers, group counseling, life coaching, and care management, bringing practical experience with substance use, family dynamics, mental health concerns, and life transitions.

Her work centers on meeting clients where they are and empowering them to take an active role in the counseling process. She pairs a collaborative, person-focused stance with concrete tools that clients can begin using right away to find relief and build new skills. Maureen draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, uses client-centered principles to create a nonjudgmental space for exploration, and applies motivational interviewing to uncover existing drivers for change and strengthen commitment to goals.

Maureen views mental health as an essential component of overall wellbeing and supports clients in pursuing growth, resilience, and meaningful change. She emphasizes practical strategies alongside compassionate support to help people navigate stress, addiction, relationship challenges, and major life transitions.

Approaches Maureen Uses in Online Therapy

Maureen Harris integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental environment where people lead the pace and direction of their work, which helps when exploring identity, relationships, and personal values. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns and learning practical strategies to shift them, useful for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing begins with a person’s own reasons for change, drawing out existing motivation and building commitment to goals, and it can be especially helpful when addressing addictions or ambivalence about change.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Maureen works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer greater flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. These options allow people to access licensed professionals from home, during breaks at work, or from other convenient locations, while preserving continuity of care when routines or circumstances change.