About Peggy
Peggy Harless is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and addiction-related concerns. She aims to be straightforward and practical in sessions, meeting clients where they are and offering down-to-earth support. Peggy draws on five years of clinical experience across outpatient and inpatient settings.
Her approach is direct but empathic; she focuses on what works in daily life. Sessions often involve learning coping skills, practicing short exercises, and talking through patterns that keep problems stuck.
Background and approach
She uses methods like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to help shift unhelpful thoughts and reduce distress. Peggy also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and motivational interviewing when clients face uncertainty or struggle to change habits. Narrative techniques help people separate themselves from painful stories and see options for moving forward.
The mix of approaches is chosen to fit each person’s goals. She has experience with relationship issues, family stress, grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, and caregiver strain. Peggy also addresses issues such as body image, chronic illness, hoarding, and substance use.
Her background includes work in a range of clinical settings, which shaped her practical style. People who want clear next steps and a therapist who speaks plainly may find her style a good match. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take steps that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and problems that keep repeating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made. This keeps sessions collaborative and tailored to the person's needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Text and live chat can fit quick updates, between-session coaching, or times when writing feels easier. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, family, or health routines while using the approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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