Sharla "Charlie" Harrison, LPC

Sharla "Charlie" Harrison is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 22 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the emotional fallout from trauma. Charlie focuses on practical changes that make daily life steadier and more manageable.

She listens for what matters most to each person and uses straightforward tools to address problems. Sessions often focus on improving communication, strengthening self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. She pays attention to how past experiences shape present reactions and relationships.

Charlie draws on several therapeutic approaches to match the needs of each client. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation directed by the client, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to work on patterns in relationships. Mindfulness techniques and Motivational Interviewing are added when useful for goals and motivation.

Her experience covers a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, body image, cancer-related distress, codependency, domestic violence, and dissociation. She also supports people dealing with blended family issues, divorce and separation, and the aftermath of disasters.

Charlie aims to create a calm, steady space where people can try new ways of coping. She works with each person to set realistic steps and to track progress over time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client’s lead and building a trusting relationship; it helps when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental space to talk through feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to how people relate and communicate, which can be useful when relationship patterns cause repeated pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charlie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That choice can change as therapy moves forward, with adjustments made together along the way.

The original biography did not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from locations that reduce interruptions. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions while working with clients to tailor practical exercises that suit everyday routines.