About Adrian
Adrian Harris uses relational and evidence-based approaches to help people untangle difficult feelings and rebuild connection. He draws on 15 years of clinical experience in Australia to support people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety and other life transitions. Adrian works in a direct, respectful way.
Sessions focus on what matters to each person and on practical steps that can reduce distress. He listens for how attachment patterns and past hurts shape current relationships and helps people practise new ways of relating.
How Adrian works
His practice covers a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image difficulties, and the stress of separation or blended family arrangements. Adrian also addresses issues such as abandonment, codependency, control and communication problems, and substance-related challenges. Therapy draws on approaches like Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Adrian adapts these methods to suit each person’s goals rather than following a single formula. He works with people who want clearer communication, more satisfying relationships, or help coping with major life changes. Sessions are conversational and practical, with a focus on small changes that build into better wellbeing over time.
Adrian lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Adrian works with
The areas below are the ones Adrian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How relational approaches work online
Adrian commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in his online work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people recognise and name emotions in relationships so they can repair connection and respond differently to conflict. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and flexible action, helping people live in line with what matters even when emotions are difficult.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adrian treats this as a shared process and will discuss your goals and preferences before choosing methods. Together you will try approaches that fit your needs and adjust them as you learn what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical benefits. Video calls let you see facial cues and practise interactions in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels too demanding. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journalling between sessions or keeping momentum when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work and family life and keep consistency across weeks.
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