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Graham Harriman

Grounded counselor combining mindfulness and practical tools

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
14 years
Licensed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Graham

Graham Harriman is a licensed professional counselor with 14 years of clinical experience. He blends person-centered care with mindfulness and existential ideas to help people facing challenging life moments. He emphasizes self-awareness and the connection between inner life and relationships.

Many people come to him for stress, anxiety, depression, or help with intimacy and sexuality issues. Graham trained in couples work, group therapy, and sex and intimacy concerns. He also has experience addressing substance use and harm reduction, including work related to crystal methamphetamine.

Background and approach

His background includes public health program direction and managing mental health services, so he understands both individual needs and how systems shape care. He brings a nonreligious spiritual perspective to therapy, focusing on personal meaning and how people relate to themselves and others.

He also pays attention to racial awareness and the effects of white privilege when it matters to a client's story. His work includes supporting people with HIV and coordinating community services in health settings. Graham uses practical tools from mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help with emotion regulation and daily coping.

He also draws on motivational interviewing when people are making changes in their lives. He coauthored a book titled The Healing Power of Community: Mutual Aid, AIDS, and Social Transformation in Psychology, which reflects his interest in collective responses to hardship. People who prefer a thoughtful, reflective approach may find his style helpful.

He offers sessions from Oregon and works in English. He holds the LPC license OR LPC C1228.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client's perspective and builds sessions around what matters most to them. It helps people feel heard and supported while they make sense of problems and decide on next steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing emotions, tolerating distress, and improving relationships; it is useful for people who want tools for day-to-day coping. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person’s motivation to change and helps resolve mixed feelings when someone is trying to make a life change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Graham collaborates with clients to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. He combines reflective conversation with practical skills so the plan adapts as progress is made.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer more flexibility for busy schedules. These options let people continue therapy from different locations and keep momentum between meetings. For many, remote formats make it easier to stay engaged with regular sessions while fitting therapy into everyday life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he address?
Graham works with a wide range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma, grief, ADHD, and work or career stresses.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a person-centered, reflective style that draws from mindfulness, existential ideas, and practical skills such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy and motivational interviewing.
What is his professional background?
He has 14 years of experience as a clinician and has worked in program management and public health program direction alongside community services planning.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the designation OR LPC C1228 and practices from Oregon.
Which languages are supported and can he work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients.
What session formats does he offer online?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
14 years
Licensed
Oregon
Languages
English

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