About Harold
Harold Eckholm is a licensed counselor (LPC) and licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Arizona. He brings three decades of experience helping people facing anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, parenting stress, and trauma. Harold aims to make the first step feel manageable for those who are worried or overwhelmed.
Harold focuses on creating a calm, open space where people can talk about painful thoughts and memories without judgment. He listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients notice what ideas and behaviors are getting in the way of change.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and conversational, with an eye toward simple strategies that can be used between appointments. He frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and develop different responses. Attachment-based work and client-centered methods guide how he builds trust and explores relationship dynamics.
Mindfulness tools are offered when stress or trauma symptoms make it hard to stay present. Across thirty years of practice Harold has worked with people from many backgrounds on issues like abandonment, family of origin problems, codependency, and divorce. He also addresses concerns tied to adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, and caregiving strain.
When substance use is involved he brings focused support for drug and alcohol addiction. Harold offers video, phone, chat, and messaging sessions. Conversations are tailored to each person’s goals and pace, and he helps clients put practical steps into daily life.
To begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Harold’s Methods Translate to Online Therapy
Harold uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions focus on specific problems, teach practical skills, and include exercises clients can try between appointments. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections shape current reactions; this helps when anxiety or mistrust show up in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Harold listens to what matters most, discusses options, and adjusts methods to fit a person's goals and comfort. Together they decide whether to emphasize cognitive tools, attachment work, mindfulness practices, or a mix of approaches based on what feels most useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video is good for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins or pacing between longer appointments. These options make it simpler to keep consistent work on anxiety, relationships, and recovery while fitting therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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