Dr. Janai Harris

Dr. Janai Harris is a licensed clinical social worker in both California and Illinois and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. She brings nine years of experience as a therapist and life coach, working with people across the lifespan and with a wide range of concerns.

Her practice includes support for depression, anxiety, stress management, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem challenges, addictions, eating disorders, parenting and family conflicts, anger management, career difficulties, and work with LGBT clients. Dr. Harris has provided care in diverse settings, including school-based services for children, college and university settings for adolescents, inpatient medical environments, private practice, and correctional facilities.

In addition to her direct clinical work, she supervises a team of mental health professionals delivering care in an enhanced outpatient setting for patients with mental, physical, and developmental impairments.

Her counseling style is warm and interactive, grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused approaches. She pairs those methods with a humanistic, holistic, person-centered, strengths-based, and culturally competent perspective, prioritizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s specific needs.

Dr. Harris encourages each client’s potential for growth and change and offers support to help people take the steps they want to make in their lives. She looks forward to working with new clients ready to begin that process.