Justin Garris, LPC

Justin Garris is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Mississippi. He focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that affect mood and behavior. He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and life changes, and aims to offer respectful, sensitive care.

He takes a conversational, goal-focused approach in sessions. Justin tailors talk and practical strategies to each person’s needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. He aims to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different routines to make daily life easier.

With three years of counseling experience, he has worked with concerns ranging from depression and anger to addiction and trauma. He also addresses relationship and family-related struggles, attachment issues, and parenting strain. His background includes helping people manage ADHD symptoms and co-occurring problems.

Justin uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. That means sessions often mix tracking thoughts and behavior with paying attention to emotions in relationships. He helps people build small, repeatable habits and clearer communication skills.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Justin aims to make the next steps straightforward. He customizes session goals and pacing to match what each person wants to work on. He provides steady support as people try new ways of thinking and acting.

How CBT and EFT inform online work

Justin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts shape feelings and actions, then try different thinking and routine changes to reduce distress. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and habit changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to identify and name feelings that affect relationships and communication, helping people shift patterns that keep them stuck.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then pick strategies together. That collaborative process makes it easier to try methods that feel practical and relevant to daily life.

Confirm the available session options before booking to learn how sessions will be arranged. Online sessions can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone choose an appointment that aligns with work, school, or caregiving schedules. A therapist will discuss pacing, homework, and how to use tools between meetings so the work carries over into everyday routines.