Kimberly Harris, LCPC

Approaches for online parenting and life stress

The work often begins with client-centered techniques that focus on what matters most to the person. This approach means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's priorities, helping shape goals and next steps that feel relevant and doable.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT provides concrete strategies and small practices people can use between sessions to test new ways of thinking and behaving.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, supplies skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. These skills can be helpful for people facing relationship stress, parenting strain, or cycles of impulsive behavior.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and practical needs, then try methods that fit those preferences. Adjustments happen based on what works in real life.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier, and the variety lets people fit therapy around work, parenting, and travel.