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Kimberly B. Harrison, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist · Author · Speaker
Understanding changes everything.
Dr. Kimberly Harrison brings decades of clinical experience to conversations about how we think, behave, communicate, learn, and connect. She translates the psychology behind everyday life into ideas that are clear, memorable, and genuinely useful.
Clinical psychologist, author, and speaker Kimberly B. Harrison, Ph.D., believes understanding changes everything. Known as Dr. H., she draws on decades of clinical experience to make complex psychology understandable and useful, helping audiences think differently about how we behave, communicate, learn, connect, navigate challenges, and understand ourselves and one another.
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Topics Dr. H. Explores
The psychology behind everyday life—from how we think and communicate to how we navigate relationships, challenges, learning, and growth—is at the heart of what Dr. H. presents. All topics can be tailored for media interviews, podcasts, keynotes, professional audiences, schools, and community organizations.
How We Think
Thinking styles · Wagon Wheels and Ladders™ · attention · executive functioning · decision-making · self-understanding
How We Communicate & Connect
Communication · relationships · perspective-taking · conflict · misunderstanding · connection
How We Navigate Challenges
Resilience · The Bounce Factor · anxiety · emotional regulation · flexibility · frustration · change
How We Learn & Grow
Learning · motivation · independence · development · strengths and struggles · confidence
ADHD, Neurodiversity & Executive Functioning
ADHD · autism · learning differences · executive functioning · psychological assessment · the Control Tower Model™
Parenting & Family Life
Behavior · boundaries · technology and screen use · independence · parent-child relationships · raising capable children
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Why Smart People Know What to Do—and Still Don't Do It
The gap between intention and action and what executive functioning has to do with it.
The Danger of Assuming Everyone Thinks the Way
You Do
How different thinking styles affect communication, relationships, families, and teams.
The Bounce Factor
What resilience really looks like—and why removing every struggle can get in the way of developing it.
Why “Just Communicate” Isn't Enough
Why two people can hear the same words, interpret them completely differently, and both walk away convinced they're right.
Your Child Isn't Giving You a Hard Time—But What Are They Having a Hard Time With?
Looking beneath behavior to identify the demand a child is struggling to meet.
Why Can I Do It Sometimes and Not Other Times?
Understanding inconsistency in ADHD, attention, motivation, and executive functioning.
Books By Dr. H.
As the author of books for parents, children, and educators, Dr. H. makes complex psychological ideas understandable, practical, and useful in everyday life.
ADHD: The Comprehensive Parent’s Guide
A comprehensive, practical guide to understanding ADHD and everyday life with an ADHD brain.
Control Tower Kids: The Case of the Missing Cargo
An adventure that helps children understand executive functioning and how their Control Tower works.
My Incredible ADHD Brain: Big Ideas, Big Energy
A strengths-based introduction to ADHD and the Control Tower for younger children.
Screentime as Dessert: A Parent's Guide to Reclaiming Children from Device Overuse
A practical guide to helping families rethink the role of screens and technology in childhood.
Selected Speaking & Professional Experience
Dr. Harrison has presented for national, state, and local professional organizations and has spent more than two decades teaching, training, and translating psychology for clinicians, educators, parents, and broader audiences, including:
American Psychological Association
International Conference on ADHD
Texas Psychological Association
Houston Group Psychotherapy Association
University of Texas Health Science Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Schools, clinical groups & community organizations
Dr. Harrison is also deeply committed to professional education and the training of future psychologists and therapists. She has supervised more than 20 psychology interns and practicum students and regularly provides continuing education and professional training for clinicians.