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About Demetria

Demetria Powell-Harrison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of clinical experience. She centers sessions on the person sitting across from her and works step by step toward practical change. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she creates space for people to talk honestly about hard topics.

She helps people handle anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing parenting strain, career transitions, anger, low self-esteem, and ADHD-related difficulties.

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Background and approach

Demetria uses clear, goal-focused conversations to help clients name problems and try manageable solutions. Her approach mixes client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. That means she listens first, then helps people test new ways of thinking and acting.

Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are added when they fit the person’s goals. Sessions aim to be practical and respectful. People leave with small steps to try between meetings and ways to track what helps.

She pays attention to how past experiences affect present choices and supports people who want to change patterns that no longer serve them. Demetria works with adults from across North Carolina. She uses straightforward language and focuses on what a person wants to achieve.

If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the first steps toward clearer goals and better day-to-day coping.

How her approaches translate to online care

Demetria often uses client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work means she focuses on what matters most to the person and builds the session around their priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioral experiments to see what changes improve daily life.

She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing exercises that can reduce stress and increase focus. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck by exploring their reasons for change and strengthening motivation. Together these approaches help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and everyday coping.

Demetria treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan over time. Clients take an active role in choosing what to try and share feedback so the work stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options aim to fit therapy into busy lives and make it easier to keep consistent progress.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career problems, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and a range of related issues.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is warm and interactive with a client-centered focus. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and solution-focused work based on each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and over 20 years working with individuals toward their goals.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in North Carolina and holds an NC LCSW license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
14 years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English

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