Harriette Wade, LPC - Therapist in Louisiana

About Harriette

Harriette Wade is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with relationship struggles, stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She speaks plainly and offers a calm, steady presence for adults, couples, and families facing difficult life changes. Harriette encourages practical steps that clients can use between sessions to feel more stable and capable.

She works from an evidence-informed perspective and creates a plan tailored to each person’s goals.

Background and approach

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses Psychodynamic Therapy to help people understand patterns that repeat across relationships. Trauma-Focused Therapy is part of her approach when past hurt affects current functioning.

These methods are used to help with issues such as addictions, grief, intimacy problems, mood disorders, and coping with life transitions. Harriette earned her training for counseling and holds the LPC credential. She has practiced in Louisiana for 12 years and has experience in settings that include mental health rehabilitation and intensive outpatient programs.

Over that time she has collaborated with psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and social service agencies when care coordination was needed. Her style is straightforward and supportive. She invites clients to be active partners in treatment and to set goals that matter to them.

Sessions focus on what works in day-to-day life and on building skills to manage strong feelings and improve relationships. Parents and family members will find an emphasis on practical strategies for blended families, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, and multicultural concerns. Harriette aims to help people move toward more balance, purpose, and meaningful connection.

How Harriette’s Approaches Work Online

Harriette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-focused, often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events affect current relationships or daily functioning; this approach aims to reduce the impact of traumatic memories and improve coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Harriette treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts plans over time based on what is helpful and what is not.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home, while phone sessions offer a simpler option when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexible ways to check in between longer sessions. These formats support continuity of care and allow families to access therapy without travel.

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.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Harriette address?

She works with many family and relationship issues along with parenting, anger, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and grief.

What is her general therapy style?

Her approach is direct and supportive, focusing on practical steps and skill building that clients can use between sessions.

What background and experience does she have?

She has 12 years of counseling experience and has worked in mental rehabilitation and intensive outpatient settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license LA LPC 5750 and practices in Louisiana.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Parenting issues
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Louisiana
Languages: English

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