About Summyr
Summyr Harris is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. She practices in California and brings eight years of clinical experience to sessions. She creates a calm space where people can say what they need to say without judgment.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals. Sessions focus on tools that fit daily life, problem solving, and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Summyr uses a mix of approaches tailored to the person she is working with. She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and on cognitive behavioral tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts. Dialectical behavior techniques and solution-focused ideas are used when skills coaching and short-term plans are helpful.
She also relies on psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns that keep showing up in relationships and behavior. Together these approaches help address symptoms and the history behind them. The goal is practical relief first, and then clearer insight into recurring problems.
Summyr aims to be collaborative and respectful. She helps people set realistic steps and practices so progress can be measured. If someone prefers direct guidance or a gentler, exploratory pace, she adapts her style to match.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting connection and listening closely to what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to set their own pace for change.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It provides practical exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful thinking patterns.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills are useful when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships grow heated.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That collaboration can include trying different techniques and checking what helps most over time.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging lets someone reflect in writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical progress and skill building.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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