Gregory Harbaugh
Practical therapy for families and parents
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Gregory
Gregory Harbaugh is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who works with families and parents on everyday struggles. He focuses on issues like stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life transitions. Gregory writes plainly and listens carefully so parents can talk through what matters most to them.
He brings 17 years of clinical experience to sessions and aims for practical, understandable steps forward.
Background and approach
Gregory trained at the University of Southern California and the University of Michigan and completed clinical training at Saban Community Clinic. He has worked with individuals, couples and groups and values a team approach that includes collaboration with medical and psychiatric professionals when needed. He has been licensed in California as an LMFT since 2017.
In sessions he adapts to each person’s needs rather than following a single formula. He uses approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, and mindfulness practices. Those tools help with things like mood shifts, difficult family dynamics, obsessive thoughts, and trauma recovery.
Parents can expect a warm, respectful tone and a focus on clear goals. Gregory helps people identify strengths, try small changes, and measure progress. When a situation needs services beyond his scope, he offers guidance and referrals.
Outside of therapy he pursues creative work as a songwriter and musician. He keeps up with continuing education to refine his skills and stay current in practice.
How therapeutic approaches translate online
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions using this approach help parents and partners notice patterns, repair connection, and build trust through guided conversations and exercises.Client-centered therapy centers the person in the room. The therapist offers nonjudgmental listening and follows the client’s priorities, helping people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. This approach works well for stress, low self-esteem, grief, and parenting concerns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. In remote sessions the therapist and client practice skills, set small experiments, and review what works between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Gregory collaborates with clients to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together when needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and keep momentum between meetings. The range of formats supports different communication styles and allows parents to continue therapy when in-person visits are difficult.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.
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.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Gregory
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- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point