- CBT focused
- Guilt and shame
- Stress and grief
About Loretta
Loretta Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with six years of clinical work experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and self-esteem struggles. Loretta also has interest in challenges around abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, and guilt and shame.
Her style treats the client as the expert on their life. She listens for existing strengths and helps people build on what already works. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear thinking rather than long theory. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her approach and shows up in the way she structures conversations and plans coping strategies.
People can expect direct, ordinary language in sessions and an emphasis on small achievable changes. Loretta uses discussion and skill practice to tackle panic, mood shifts, and relationship patterns. She also addresses issues that come up around new parenthood and postpartum depression.
Her work includes helping clients sort through feelings of guilt and shame linked to past events, family roles, or relationship choices. She supports those coping with isolation or compassion fatigue and helps identify practical ways to manage stress and setbacks.
To start, a client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules the first session. Loretta notes that care is a step-by-step process and that she aims to work collaboratively on goals and day-to-day coping.
How CBT and online sessions can address guilt and mood
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns that fuel guilt, shame, anxiety, or low mood, and then try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce their impact.In session, a therapist may use straightforward discussion, thought records, and small behavioral experiments. These tools are meant to test beliefs and practice new responses to triggers like panic or intrusive shame. That approach is practical for panic attacks, mood swings, and relationship patterns where specific skills make a difference.
Finding the right way of working is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and suggest approaches that fit those aims. That conversation can include adjusting techniques over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Please confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, avoid travel time, and choose a shorter check-in when needed. It also allows people to continue work with a licensed professional from different locations within the same region without changing their day too much.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and self-esteem problems. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy for shame or guilt?
She uses practical conversation and skill practice to look at the thoughts and behaviors that keep shame or guilt active. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify patterns and test different ways of thinking.
What is her clinical background?
She has six years of professional experience working with clients on mood, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. Her work includes addressing postpartum depression and compassion fatigue.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the provided information.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.