Sharla "Charlie" Harrison

Sharla "Charlie" Harrison is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 22 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, or major life changes. Her manner is calm and direct, and she aims to make therapy feel practical and doable for everyday life.

Charlie uses trauma-focused care alongside client-centered methods to address painful past experiences and current symptoms. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking and change patterns that keep them stuck. Mindfulness exercises and emotionally focused work are woven in when they fit the person’s needs.

Sessions typically explore the impact of relationships, attachment, and difficult events. The work can include building coping tools, improving communication, and strengthening self-esteem. She pays attention to issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.

Charlie brings practical steps as well as emotional support. She aims to help people reduce symptoms and move toward goals they define for themselves. Over time, many clients develop clearer boundaries, steadier mood, and more reliable ways to handle triggers and setbacks.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Her practice accepts English-speaking and international clients and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy here focuses on identifying how past events still affect daily life and building concrete skills to reduce overwhelming reactions. The work often includes safety planning for intense moments and gradual steps to process distressing memories so they feel less disruptive.

Client-Centered Therapy centers conversations on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps people set goals that matter to them rather than prescribing one path. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches clear, practical exercises to change them over time.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, require less travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from different locations when schedules demand flexibility. Licensed professionals aim to make remote sessions practical and focused on the same goals as in-person care.