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, Substance Use, Life Transitions.
Modality:
In Person, Telehealth
Languages:
English
Insurance:
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Curative, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare
Age Groups:
Adults, Teenagers
Availability Across States:
No
Accepting New Patients
About
Dr. Emma Harrison holds a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and is a psychology postdoctoral fellow who provides individual therapy in English for adolescents and adults, in person in Houston and online across Texas. Her doctoral training emphasized work with diverse populations, and her clinical background spans community mental health, dual-diagnosis residential treatment, and school-based care.
She completed her predoctoral internship in Nebraska, working in the community on the Winnebago and Omaha reservations. That year required her to work in a setting where history, culture, and access to care are inseparable from the clinical picture, and it continues to shape how she listens to what a patient brings and to what surrounds it.
Her work focuses on anxiety, depression, and life transitions, including patients whose substance use has developed alongside those difficulties. In her training at a dual-diagnosis treatment center, she worked with adults and adolescents carrying several diagnoses at once, some of whom arrived at outpatient care after more intensive treatment.
Where a difficulty is long-standing rather than situational, Dr. Harrison's attention turns from managing it to what sustains it. That question shapes her practice. She is also trained in psychological and neuropsychological assessment, and at Real Talk that training is used to arrive at an accurate diagnostic picture within ongoing therapy.
Strongest Fit
Teenagers and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, or life changes;
Patients whose substance use has developed alongside mood, anxiety, or trauma;
Patients returning to ongoing outpatient care after residential, dual-diagnosis, or intensive treatment;
Patients whose diagnosis has been unclear or has shifted across previous providers.
​Training & Background
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, with a Diverse Populations emphasis;
Predoctoral internship in school and community settings on the Winnebago and Omaha reservations;
Trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, dialectical and acceptance-based approaches, and Motivational Interviewing;
Research background in maternal mental health, substance use across the lifespan, and identity and stigma;
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, supervised by Dr. Adriane Barroso.
Selected Publications and Presentations
A sample of this clinician's published research, clinical writing, and presentations.
Emma Harrison, Psy.D. provides individual therapy for adolescents and adults in Houston and across Texas via telehealth. Her work focuses on anxiety, depression, substance use, and life transitions, drawing on trauma-focused, dialectical, and acceptance-based approaches where clinically indicated. 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: The Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions on Pregnant Women.
2025. Doctoral dissertation, Mount Saint Mary's University.
Latinx College Students Experience Internalized Stigma and Suicide.
2023. Poster presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association Conference.
Lifespan Developmental Analysis of Health and Drinking Problems by Race and Ethnicity Across Adults in a US Representative Sample.
2021. Poster presented at the Aresty Research Symposium, Rutgers University.