Therapist profile
Joyce Harris, LPC
Michigan
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Mood concerns
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Michigan / 6401004952
- NPI1689046948
- Experience12 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMichigan
About
- CBT methods
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- School and community experience
About Joyce
Joyce Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 12 years of clinical experience. She moved from work as a high school counselor into community mental health and now sees people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, relationship friction, and related concerns.
Her background includes long-term work in schools and community settings. That experience shaped a practical approach to common problems like panic, mood shifts, workplace stress, and parenting strains. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice patterns and take small steps toward change.
Sessions focus on clear, usable skills rather than jargon. Joyce helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts, try different reactions, and practice new behaviors between meetings. She also addresses issues tied to chronic pain, illness, isolation, forgiveness, and work challenges when those come up.
Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented. Joyce listens, reflects, and helps design exercises clients can use day to day. She supports people working through guilt, shame, self-esteem concerns, and questions of life purpose.
Her practice offers English-language services and accepts international clients. Prospective clients are asked to follow the site’s intake steps to match with her and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Joyce Uses ACT and CBT Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small committed actions that move someone toward a life they care about, which can be useful for anger tied to regret or meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives practical tools to test and change those links. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and anger that follows automatic thoughts.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joyce will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited over time so techniques are adjusted as progress and needs change.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people practice skills in real-life settings between meetings. Joyce draws on ACT and CBT techniques in virtual meetings in the same practical, skills-focused way she uses in person.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with people dealing with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and responses to others' anger. Anger is discussed alongside related concerns like stress and relationship problems.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to notice triggers, shift reactions, and practice new behaviors. The style is direct and skills-focused.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has 12 years of clinical experience, including time as a high school counselor and work in community mental health. That background informs her practical, school-to-community perspective.
Is she credentialed and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Michigan. Sessions are listed under her Michigan LPC credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients may be accepted for work in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen subscription and regional factors.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the site’s See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session once matched.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.