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Pridgett Harmon

Therapist · Maryland

Compassionate, practical help for life’s challenges

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Pridgett Harmon
Credentials
LCPC
License
LCPC, Maryland · LC12798
NPI
1508404997
Experience
4 years
Languages
English
Location
Maryland
  • Strengths-focused
  • Goal-oriented
  • English sessions

About Pridgett

Pridgett Harmon is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Maryland who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and trauma. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Pridgett acknowledges that reaching out for help takes courage, and she aims to be a steady source of support during that step.

In sessions she listens first and follows the person's lead to set practical goals. Conversations tend to focus on clear steps that can be tried between meetings, such as new coping skills, ways to reduce overwhelm, and strategies for handling difficult moments. She works with people facing relationship strains, grief, challenges related to identity, and concerns about self-esteem and intimacy.

Pridgett has four years of professional experience and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. She helps people address codependency, parenting and adoption-related issues, ADHD, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder. Her practice also covers areas such as aging concerns, attachment issues, body image, and recovery from abuse.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered from Maryland. Her LCPC credential is listed as LCPC (Maryland). People who are considering therapy can expect a collaborative approach that balances practical skill-building with attention to personal values and history.

She emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. The work is paced to the person's needs, and goals are reviewed as therapy unfolds.

Approaches that guide online work and how they help

Pridgett uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions in clear, practical ways. One common approach emphasizes skill-building to manage anxiety and stress, teaching breathing strategies, grounding exercises, and step-by-step plans to handle triggering situations. This helps people reduce overwhelm and gain tools they can use between sessions.

Another approach focuses on understanding patterns in relationships and codependency. It looks at how past attachments and current behaviors affect intimacy and boundary setting, and it supports practicing new ways of relating that feel safer and more sustainable.

Choosing the best approach happens together. She listens to the person's goals, values, and what has or hasn't worked before, and then recommends techniques to try. The plan is adjusted as progress is seen, making the process collaborative and flexible.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by removing commute time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or making it simpler to attend from work or home when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can use these options to help maintain continuity of care and to practice skills in everyday settings.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesForgivenessIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

Maryland

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, codependency, and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She takes a strengths-based, practical approach that centers the person's story and focuses on actionable skills between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional work experience as a licensed clinical professional counselor.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

She holds the LCPC credential listed as LCPC (Maryland) and practices from Maryland.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with this therapist?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does billing and cost work?

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

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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