Ajibola Harris

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years experience dedicated to help adults cope with depression, anxiety, acquire anger management skills and relationship skills.

Hi. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Houston, Texas and owner of Capricorn Therapeutic Services PLLC. I have license to practice in Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada. I have 15 years experience providing services for adults from age 18 and above, including those in LGBTQ+ community.

I strive to create a nonjudmental, and welcoming environment for young and older adults struggling with various life challenges which include relationship issues, communication problem, depression, anxiety, anger problem, and PTSD; to explore the root causes of these challenges and work towards achieving a great mental well-being. Working with individuals or couples in this Therapeutic journey is truly a privilege and one that I take with the greatest compassion and understanding of a client's courage in taking this first step. I am deeply empathetic and genuinely care about the wellbeing of my clients.

My greatest strengths include my ability to develop a strong therapeutic relationship with clients which is critical for their ability to respond and heal, active listening skill, effective communication skills, compassion, sense of humor, authenticity, open-mindedness, the ability to walk clients through their struggles, and the ability to recognize each client's unique situation and treat them where they are.

In our first.session, we'll start with brief instructions, the goals desired to be achieved in therapy, and collaborate with you to develop tailored plans that leads to measurable progress in achieving set goals. It would also be communicated to the client that the exploration of strategies to be deployed to achieve the goals may remain, change, or new ones added as therapy progresses due to new situations arising with the client. Clients will experience a warm and engaging therapeutic that makes them comfortable throughout the duration of the follow-up sessions.

In my practice I use mostly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a structured, goals-oriented and proven approach which involves collaboration with clients to jointly come up with the best goals tailored towards resolution of presented issues in a limited number of sessions. Through CBT, clients are able to unlearn negative thoughts and behaviors and learn to adopt healthier thinking patterns and habits, leading to a less anxious and stressed life. I also utilize Person,centered approach which regards clients as experts on their lives and thus determine the direction and depth of therapy. Clients feel comfortable exploring their thoughts, feelings, and experiences while I listen intently and provide a nonjudmental environment conducive to honest self-exploration, and empowerment. Another therapeutic approach I utilize is Solution Focused Brief Treatment which helps clients work on the future they want and learn what can be done differently by using new skills, ideas and strategies, rather than focusing on the problem.

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