Sara Hunt Harper: Business Experience
Sara Hunt Harper began her career as a public health nurse for the city of Dallas, Texas. Then followed three years as a therapist in a private psychiatric practice, where she designed and operated a biofeedback laboratory. She developed, implemented, and evaluated a behavioral program for the treatment and prevention of stress-related disorders.
In 1983, Dr. Harper opened her private practice, Stress Management Center, in Plano, Texas. She works in an independent outpatient setting in the areas of marriage and family therapy, individual and group therapy, biofeedback, EEG biofeedback, animal assisted therapy, and stress management.
Sara Hunt Harper’s stress management therapy, marriage and family
therapy, and biofeedback therapy specialties include:
- Addictions
- Adolescents
- Families
- Psychophysiological disorders
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Comas
- Strokes
For a complete list of Dr. Harper’s specialties, click here.
Dr. Harper has extensive experience in the field of planning, implementing, conducting, and evaluating seminars regarding:
- Family violence
- Addictions
- Healthy families
- Ethics
- Biofeedback
- EEG biofeedback
- Stress management
- Animal assisted therapy
Sara Hunt Harper: Education
- Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Woman’s University
- M.S., Human Development, University of Texas at Dallas
- B.S., Nursing, Texas Woman’s University
Sara Hunt Harper: Licensure
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Licenses Professional Counselor
- Certified Biofeedback Therapist
- Registered Nurse
Sara Hunt Harper: Professional Affiliations
- Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- American Group Psychotherapy Association
- Dallas Group Psychotherapy Society
- Biofeedback Society of Texas (past president)
- Texas Mental Health Liaison Group
- International society for Neuronal Regulation
Sara Hunt Harper: Training Experience
In the areas of professional seminars for continuing education, and corporate and community workshops and seminars, Dr. Harper plans, implements, conducts, and evaluates in-house seminars in the areas of:
- Stress management
- Time management
- Biofeedback
- Burnout
- Assertion
- Addiction
- Healthy Families
Sara Hunt Harper: Publications
Through the years Dr. Harper has written articles for various local, state, and international publications related to stress, families, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and animal assisted therapy. (She uses Certified Therapy Animals in her practice.) She also co-authored columns for the Plano Star Courier and The Therapist Connection. The themes included issues relating to women, issues related to families, and health and therapy issues.
The Mission of Stress Management Center of Plano Texas
Sara Hunt Harper's mission is to teach individuals and families useful ways to live up to their physical, mental, and emotional potential.
Dr. Harper works with people using psychotherapy, biofeedback and EEG biofeedback with the final goal of helping them improve their lives.