About Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell Harris uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage worry, mood struggles, and relationship strain. He is a Utah psychologist with 18 years of experience and aims to make therapy practical and approachable for those feeling overwhelmed.
Many come for help with anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, or problems with intimacy and communication. Sessions begin with a clear focus on what the person wants to change. Dr.
Harris listens closely and helps set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
He encourages straightforward conversations about thoughts and feelings so progress can be tracked over time. People also seek him out for work-related stress, caregiver fatigue, parenting concerns, and challenges tied to chronic illness. He draws on approaches that prioritize real-world skills and coping strategies rather than abstract theory.
Dr. Harris understands that life transitions, adoption and foster care histories, and issues around attachment can bring complicated emotions. He helps people untangle these patterns and practice different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Practical steps are central to his practice. Clients can expect strategies for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and rebuilding confidence. He offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Dr. Harris holds the credential UT Psychologist 9187581-2501 and practices in Utah. Therapy is a collaborative process, and he works with each person to find the right pace and approach for their situation.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Dr. Harris uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills people can apply day to day. One common approach teaches emotion regulation and stress management skills to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; it shows practical ways to notice triggers and practice calmer responses. Another approach concentrates on improving communication and intimacy by identifying interaction patterns and trying small changes in how people talk and listen to one another.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist reviews your concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggests techniques to try. Together you monitor what helps and adjust the plan as needed so therapy fits your life and moves at a comfortable pace.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls let you work face to face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a less visual check-in feels easier. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins and ongoing skill practice between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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