In-person in Houston, online across Texas • In-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Oscar, Curative, Tricare • Therapy in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Farsi
Emma Harrison, Psy.D.
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow.
Approach & Availability
Clinical Focus:
Anxiety, Depression, Identity and Cultural Issues, After-Hospitalization Care
Modality:
In Person, Telehealth
Languages:
English
Insurance:
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Curative
Age Groups:
Adults, Teenagers
Availability Across States:
No
Accepting New Patients
About
Dr. Emma Harrison holds a Psy.D. in clinical psychology, and her training emphasized diverse populations, which informs her work. She worked in Native communities on the Winnebago and Omaha reservations, community mental health centers, and a dual-diagnosis treatment program. Her experience also included adults living with psychotic disorders, mood disorders, and substance use.
Dr. Harrison takes each patient's history, culture, and circumstances as part of their clinical picture. Her training includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance-based approaches, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and she draws on these when a symptom needs to be addressed directly, while keeping the deeper question in view.
Her training in psychological and neuropsychological assessment shapes how she thinks about diagnosis. Her focus areas include anxiety, depression, and identity. She provides individual therapy in English for teenagers and adults, in person in Houston and online across Texas.
Strongest Fit
Adults and teenagers experiencing anxiety, depression, or questions about their identity and culture;
People whose relationships keep running into the same difficulty with partners, family, or friends;
Patients with complex presentations or diagnostic questions, including those continuing treatment after hospitalization or an intensive program.
Training & Background
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis on diverse populations;
Training across community mental health, tribal communities, and dual-diagnosis treatment, with a background in psychological and neuropsychological assessment;
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, supervised by Dr. Adriane Barroso (License: TX 37992).
Selected Publications and Presentations
A sample of this clinician's published research, clinical writing, and presentations.
Emma Harrison, Psy.D. provides individual therapy for teens and adults in Houston and across Texas via telehealth. Her work focuses on anxiety, depression, identity, and complex cases. She was trained with an emphasis on diverse populations, and her background in psychological assessment gives her a careful eye for diagnostic clarification within therapy. Sessions are offered in English, in person and via telehealth. Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, supervised by Dr. Adriane Barroso (License: TX 37992). To verify a license, click here.
Protecting Maternal Well-being: Exploring the Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions on Pregnant Women.
2025. Doctoral dissertation, Mount Saint Mary's University.
Effective Inclusive Teaching: History, Perspectives, and a Case Example.
2024. Paper presented at the International Summit on Learning and Behavioral Health, Florence, Italy.
Latinx College Students Experience Internalized Stigma and Suicide.
2023. Poster presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association Conference.