Peggy Harless, LMFT
Practical therapist focused on stories and skills
Details
| Name | Peggy Harless |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | Georgia |
| Licensed in | Georgia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Peggy
Peggy Harless is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Georgia who helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, and grief. She writes plainly and meets people where they are. She describes herself as down to earth and direct rather than overly warm, and she values practical work in sessions.
Peggy draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe difficult stories about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach small, actionable skills for coping with intense feelings and unhelpful thoughts.
Background and approach
Sessions often include mindful attention to current experience and motivational conversation about change. Her background spans outpatient clinics and inpatient psychiatric settings. That variety shaped her comfort working with people facing depression, trauma and abuse, substance use, and complex family situations.
She brings five years of clinical experience to each client conversation. Peggy commonly helps people navigate life transitions, intimacy and communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and issues tied to identity and loss. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and first responder stress.
Many sessions focus on straightforward strategies for everyday functioning. Therapy with her blends practical coping tools, narrative work to reshape personal stories, and short coaching-style check-ins when useful. People work on goals together and leave with specific steps to try between sessions.
Peggy welcomes questions and makes beginning therapy a simple process.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family conflicts among the things Peggy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Peggy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Peggy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Peggy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative work and skill-based therapy work online
Many clients find Narrative Therapy helpful for untangling the stories they tell about themselves. Narrative work looks at life stories and finds alternative ways to describe challenges, which can ease shame and open up new choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with chronic pain.Peggy approaches therapy as a collaboration. She helps people try different methods and decides together which fit best for the person’s goals and situation. That means sessions can mix narrative conversations, ACT practices, and CBT-style skills depending on what the client needs and prefers.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and practicing skills with visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be helpful for quick support between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to keep continuity of care despite busy routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Peggy help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and coping with life changes. She also works with caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are down to earth and straightforward rather than overly warm. Expect direct conversation, practical coping skills, and collaborative exploration of personal stories.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of experience across outpatient clinics and inpatient psychiatric settings, giving her experience with substance use, family and couple concerns, and serious mood issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
Peggy is a Georgia licensed marriage and family therapist, listed as LMFT, and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions offered online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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