Neal Harris, LCPC

Neal Harris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 40 years of experience in counseling and holistic health work. He combines talk therapy with relaxation and meditation practices to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. Neal also supports people living with long-term health conditions such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, and he addresses LGBTQ+ concerns and intimacy-related issues.

He brings a broad background to sessions, including studies and practice in the United States, China, and India. Neal has taught workshops since 1985 and ran a holistic education center for 25 years. He led bodywork study in China and studied with meditation teacher H.W.L. Poonja in India.

Neal blends talk therapy methods with hands-on tools like relaxation training, meditation, and the Emotional Freedom Technique. He also uses graphotherapy and specific practices aimed at supporting the psychology and spirituality of illness and recovery. This mix is intended to help people cope with chronic pain, caregiver stress, grief, and major life transitions.

He is the author of Pocket Stress Manager & Labyrinth Guide and produced the relaxation recording Exit The Storm. Neal developed the Earth-Wisdom Labyrinth in Illinois and created finger labyrinth designs used in research on attention in young people.

Outside counseling, Neal has led labyrinth workshops nationally and is a founding member of The International Labyrinth Society. He also coaches pickleball, applying the same emphasis on pacing and strategy he brings to therapeutic work.

How chosen approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections affect current relationships and emotional safety. Online sessions can explore patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of relating in conversation and exercises. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. In remote sessions CBT usually includes brief skills practice, thought records, and behavior experiments you can try between meetings.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. If something isn’t helping, adjustments are made together so the work fits your needs and pace.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow focused work from a familiar setting. Phone sessions can be useful when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed, while video allows use of visual cues and shared screen materials for exercises. Neal aims to help clients use therapeutic tools in ways that work with everyday life rather than creating extra burden.