Haley Harper

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult emotions, or major life changes, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience helping individuals facing mood disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, personality disorders, and other life challenges. I earned my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Montevallo and strive to create a space where clients feel heard, understood, and comfortable being themselves. My practice, Elpida Counseling, LLC, takes its name from the Greek word for “hope”—because I believe hope can exist even during the seasons when it feels hardest to find.

I believe therapy should feel supportive, collaborative, and tailored to you—not like a one-size-fits-all approach. I draw from evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help clients better understand their emotions, develop practical coping skills, and create meaningful change. Together, we’ll focus not only on what you’re struggling with, but also on your strengths and what you want your life to look like moving forward.

Starting therapy can feel intimidating, so my goal for our first session is to help you feel comfortable, heard, and understood. We’ll spend time getting to know one another, discussing what brought you to therapy, and identifying the areas of your life you’d most like to improve. There’s no pressure to share everything at once—we’ll move at a pace that feels right for you. By the end of our first few sessions, we’ll work together to develop clear goals and a plan for helping you move toward the changes you want to see.