- ACT techniques
- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness practice
About Carisa
Carisa Givens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, career pressures, parenting strain, family conflict, and anger. She provides sessions in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.
Carisa uses straightforward, practical conversation to address daily stresses and relationship struggles. She combines cognitive-behavioral ideas with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices. Sessions focus on real-life coping strategies - short experiments, thought reframes, and values-based choices - rather than abstract theory.
She often helps people manage resentment that builds over time, get a handle on workplace frustration, and reduce repeated arguments at home. Carisa also supports people dealing with grief, caregiving stress, blended family challenges, and questions about intimacy and commitment. She works with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms while addressing self-esteem and isolation.
Her background includes use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. These approaches are used to clarify values, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and practice different behavioral options. Carisa adapts tools to day-to-day life so people can test what helps between sessions.
People who choose her can expect direct conversation, practical homework, and attention to communication patterns. She frames goals in observable steps and checks progress regularly. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small actions that reflect those values. It often helps when anger comes from feeling stuck or when people want to respond differently to recurring triggers.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different responses, which can reduce heated reactions at work or home.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what fits the client’s needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether ACT, CBT, mindfulness exercises, or a mix makes the most sense.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity when life or work schedules change, while the therapist and client test which practical exercises work between meetings.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Texas, Oregon
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with adults on anger that shows up at work, in close relationships, or around parenting and caregiving stress.
What is her general therapy style?
She blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness methods to create practical steps and experiments between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor helping people with stress, grief, relationship and career concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border requirements before booking.
What formats are used for sessions?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and starting steps handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.