Harriet Gennaro, LMFT
Compassionate therapist focusing on anger and recovery
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
How Harriet works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Alaska
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Harriet
Harriet Gennaro is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with anger, addictions, low self-esteem, or who want coaching to build confidence and motivation. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Harriet works from a place of respect and compassion. She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify patterns, try small changes, and build skills that reduce reactivity and strengthen self-worth. Her background spans three decades of practice in Alaska. That experience includes supporting people with workplace stress, caregiver strain, impulsivity, and isolation.
She also addresses relationship patterns such as abandonment issues, communication problems, control struggles, and forgiveness work. Harriet often brings a coaching mindset when clients want goal-focused support. That can mean breaking larger aims into doable steps, practicing new behaviors, and tracking progress over time.
She also helps people consider life purpose and direction when that’s part of the concern. For those coping with trauma, she works to manage symptoms and rebuild a sense of safety and agency. Her approach blends practical problem solving with emotional support so people leave sessions with clear next steps.
Harriet encourages honest talk and steady practice to help clients make meaningful changes.
What Harriet works with
Everything Harriet lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Harriet's practice.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Harriet uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One common approach she uses teaches skills to manage strong emotions and reduce explosive reactions; clients learn grounding exercises, breathing and behavioral steps to interrupt anger cycles and respond differently in triggering moments. Another approach emphasizes coaching-style goal work where sessions break larger aims into concrete tasks, track progress, and practice new behaviors between meetings; this helps with motivation, confidence, and workplace or life-purpose goals.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Harriet will talk with each person about their needs and preferences, try methods that fit the goals, and adjust plans based on what works. That way therapy stays focused and relevant as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs. Video is useful for full conversations and practice work, while phone calls require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, share short updates, and get quick coaching-style feedback. These options make it easier to keep momentum and access support from wherever the client is located in Alaska.
Questions people ask about Harriet
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Harriet works with people facing anger issues, addictions, low self-esteem, and those seeking coaching for motivation and confidence. She also helps with workplace problems, caregiver stress, isolation, impulse control, and trauma-related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and compassionate. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, trying concrete strategies, and setting achievable goals.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 30 years of professional experience providing clinical and coaching support in Alaska.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in Alaska.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.