Demetria Powell-Harrison, LCSW
Warm practical support for parents and individuals
Book with Demetria- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Demetria
Demetria Powell-Harrison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on meeting people where they are and helping them move toward practical change. Her approach is conversational and warm, aimed at creating a nonjudgmental space where parents and individuals can talk through immediate concerns.
She commonly helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. Parenting is one area she lists, along with intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and ADHD.
Background and approach
She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse and those managing major life transitions. Her style blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. She uses solution-focused and motivational interviewing techniques when tasks and goals are helpful.
Sessions tend to be interactive - she listens, reflects, and suggests small steps to try between meetings. Demetria’s work includes coaching around practical skills like communication and coping strategies. She also addresses complex situations such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and blended family challenges.
She aims to help clients see how past experiences shape present choices and behaviors. People who choose her often want straightforward support and usable strategies. She emphasizes flexibility and respects each person's pace.
Her goal is to empower clients to make changes that fit their real life.
What Demetria works with
Everything Demetria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Demetria helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Demetria lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Demetria uses client-centered work to prioritize each person's concerns and goals. This approach means sessions begin with listening and reflection so the plan grows from what matters to the client. It helps when someone needs emotional support, clarity, or a guided space to sort through parenting or life decisions.She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT includes practical exercises and experiments that translate well to online formats and suit issues like anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she uses to teach simple attention and breathing practices that help reduce reactivity and improve focus during daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through the client's needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest approaches to try. That collaborative process may shift over time as goals change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins or flexible contact between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy parenting and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Demetria
What concerns does Demetria commonly address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, interactive, and nonjudgmental. She listens closely and combines reflective conversation with practical, goal-focused steps.
How much experience does she have?
She holds 14 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked with people toward goals for over two decades in various roles.
Where is she based and what is her credential?
She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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