Oliver Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 22 years of clinical experience.
01About Oliver
Oliver Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 22 years of clinical experience. He draws on varied work in residential settings, acute care, community in-home therapy, and a long-running independent practice. He aims to give straightforward tools that reduce stress and anxiety and help people manage everyday challenges.
Oliver earned a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University and has additional graduate study in leadership and apologetics.
Background and approach
He also studied seminary and completed business school, bringing a mix of clinical, organizational, and practical perspectives to his work. His background includes time on Wall Street and research in industrial and organizational psychology. In sessions he uses Attachment-Based methods along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques, adapting approaches to each person.
He often blends practical strategies with reflective work about family history and how early experiences shape current patterns. This helps people see clear links between past events and present reactions. Oliver has long experience helping people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, ADHD, grief, and mood issues such as depression and bipolar symptoms.
He also supports those struggling with relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, attachment issues, and communication problems. Therapy with him emphasizes collaboration, practical skill building, and understanding personal narratives.
He aims to help clients build stronger self-identity and more effective coping, one step at a time.
02Credentials
- LPC (Georgia)
- License 005414 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1255575841 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Oliver lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Oliver names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Oliver 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
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Oliver integrates Attachment-Based ideas and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to provide both relationship-focused insight and concrete skills. Attachment work looks at how early bonds shape current patterns and helps people change how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives practical steps to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.He also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and coping skills when stress feels overwhelming. DBT techniques teach pacing, distress tolerance, and clearer communication so people can manage intense feelings more effectively. Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative; the therapist and client will review goals and try methods that fit the person's needs and preferences.r>
Online therapy makes those approaches easier to access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or skill practice between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Oliver address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem problems, career changes, bipolar and depression, and coping with life changes.
What is Oliver's therapeutic style?
He blends attachment-informed work with practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills and explore how past experiences affect current behavior.
What experience does he bring?
Oliver has 22 years of clinical experience across residential care, short-term acute settings, in-home therapy in Metro Atlanta communities, and a longstanding independent practice.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a Georgia LPC credential and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and he also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
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