Piper Harris

Hi, I’m Piper Harris, LPC, founder of Untangled MindTM in Marietta, Georgia. I specialize in working with adults experiencing trauma, PTSD, and anxiety, particularly when symptoms have begun interfering with relationships, work, sleep, decision-making, or the ability to feel like yourself again. My background in behavioral health began more than 20 years ago in psychiatric and community mental health settings, before I later returned to the field and became a Licensed Professional Counselor.

I have extensive experience working with people who have been through difficult, frightening, or high-stress experiences, including first responders, veterans, trauma-exposed professionals, and survivors of violence and abuse. I also work with adults whose anxiety has become difficult to manage, even when they are otherwise highly capable and functioning.

My style is active, direct, and collaborative. You won't simply come in each week and talk about what happened since your last appointment. We'll work to understand what is driving or maintaining the problem, establish clear goals, and use treatment strategies designed to help you make measurable progress.

I believe specialization matters. My practice is focused primarily on trauma, PTSD, and anxiety, so I am not currently accepting clients seeking primary treatment for OCD, bipolar disorder, or couples therapy.

My approach is integrative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), informed by trauma treatment,

neuropsychotherapy, and somatic regulation. I begin by understanding what you're experiencing, how it developed, and what may be keeping it going. From there, we build a treatment plan around your specific symptoms and goals rather than applying the same approach to everyone.

Sessions with me are structured but conversational. Depending on your needs, we may work with patterns of thinking, avoidance, anxiety responses, emotional or physiological regulation, trauma-related beliefs, behavioral changes, or practical strategies you can use outside of therapy.

I expect therapy to lead somewhere. That doesn't mean progress is perfectly linear or that difficult experiences can be resolved on a timetable. It means we should be able to identify what we're working on, why we're working on it, and whether you're moving toward the life you want outside of therapy.

Your first session is an opportunity for me to understand what brought you to therapy, what you're experiencing now, and what you would like to change. We'll discuss relevant history, current symptoms, important relationships and experiences, and how the problem is affecting your life today.

I tend to ask a lot of questions in the beginning. I'm interested not only in what you're experiencing, but in the patterns, circumstances, and experiences that may be contributing to or maintaining it. From there, we'll begin identifying treatment priorities and what our work together should focus on.

You can also expect me to be straightforward about whether I believe I'm the right therapist for what you need. If we decide to work together, subsequent sessions become increasingly focused on understanding the problem, developing practical strategies, and working toward the goals we've established together.

Clients who work with me are asked to purchase the appropriate Untangled Mind workbook for use throughout treatment. The workbook provides education, exercises, and between-session practice that support the work we do together and helps us use our session time more effectively.