Oliver Harper

Oliver Harper is a Georgia-based counselor with 20 years of clinical experience spanning residential treatment for adolescents, short-term acute care as a clinician and consultant for adults and adolescents, in-home therapy in Metro Atlanta communities, and a private practice maintained for 15 years.

He earned a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University and pursued seminary studies in Atlanta, receiving graduate degrees in Leadership and Apologetics. His academic background also includes business school study and a period working on Wall Street, along with undergraduate and graduate degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Harper holds a professional counseling license in Georgia (GA LPC 005414) and has completed specialized certificate training in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Adlerian psychology, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and parenting approaches. He primarily uses REBT as his main treatment modality because of its practical focus on reducing stress and anxiety and teaching tools for effective living.

Throughout his career he has worked extensively with traumatized clients and developed interventions to address trauma’s impact. He integrates Stoic philosophy as an additional therapeutic approach and is the author of two books.

Oliver Harper approaches therapy as a compassionate inquiry into patterns shaped by family dysfunction, trauma, alcoholism, anxiety, perfectionism, and strong needs for approval and validation. His clinical work helps clients connect their past experiences to present behavior and to integrate fragmented aspects at the root of maladaptive patterns. A lifelong learner devoted to service, he believes in each person’s innate capacity to guide their own growth with appropriate support.

Harper regards the therapeutic relationship as a serious responsibility and a privilege. He commits to witnessing clients’ inner lives and supporting their discovery, recovery, and integration so they can build stronger identity capital and move toward a more resilient version of themselves.