Delma Harding
License Professional Counselor (LPC)
BIO
I am extremely passionate about helping people. I worked for more than twenty years with high youth and in the helping field. I am innovative and culturally competent in working with individuals from hard place. I attended UCO for my undergraduate degree and obtained my master’s degree in Human Relations with emphasis on Clinical Mental Health. I then pursued my licensure in the state of Oklahoma to become a license Professional Counselor (LPC).
I have worked at the Oklahoma County Juvenile Burau facility from 2007 to 2021 working with the youth in detention. While there I seen a need to look at the youth from trauma lens and became an active player in implementing Trauma Informed Training for the all the employees in detention and probation. I became a TBRI Practitioner to assist best practices to implement healthy skills of engagement with the youth and staff. I was also trained by the HALO Foundation to become a trainer for Making Sense of Your Worth program. I provided parenting course to the OCJB parents. I also have been trained in EMDR.
In my spare time, I enjoy volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club and implementing a program for the community called Strengthening Families. I enjoy learning new information and obtaining new skills to be a competent helper. I also enjoy writing.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Grief, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Men's issues, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexuality, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
OK LPC 10013