Neal Harris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 40 years of clinical practice.
01About Neal
Neal Harris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 40 years of clinical practice. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. Neal also supports clients dealing with illness, caregiving stress, ADHD concerns, and LGBT-related issues.
Neal's approach is practical and conversational. He blends talk therapy with relaxation and meditation exercises. He also offers tools drawn from attachment-focused work and cognitive-behavioral ideas.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at building coping skills and clearer communication. His background includes extensive workshop work and holistic education. He directed a holistic education center for 25 years and led public workshops on relaxation and labyrinth walking for decades.
Neal has studied approaches in the United States, China, and India and has integrated that experience into accessible practices for everyday life. Neal has created tools and resources for stress management, including a book and a relaxation recording. He developed the Earth-Wisdom Labyrinth in Illinois and designed finger labyrinth tools used in research on attention and behavior.
This creative work often appears alongside his therapeutic work when clients want experiential techniques. In sessions he combines clinical counseling with methods like meditation training, relaxation practices, and targeted techniques to reduce distress. He frames work around each person’s needs and goals, encouraging small, practical steps toward relief and better daily functioning.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180001053 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1609451285 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Neal lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Neal names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
These are the methods Neal names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How attachment, client-centered, and CBT work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past bonds affect current trust and connection. It can be useful for relationship worries and attachment issues.Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's experience, using empathic listening and reflection so clients feel heard and can discover their own solutions. This approach supports self-esteem and personal decision-making.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches specific strategies to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and try methods that fit the issue at hand. Changes are paced to what feels manageable and useful for the client.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or those who prefer written communication. This range helps people fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Neal address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, parenting and career concerns, and a wide range of other life struggles listed in his specialties.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and practical, combining talk therapy with relaxation, meditation, and targeted techniques to build coping skills and improve communication.
What experience does he bring to therapy?
He has practiced psychotherapy for 40 years and has led workshops and run a holistic education center, bringing both clinical and experiential perspectives to his work.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Can sessions be offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Neal offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for remote work.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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