Carisa Givens

Carisa Givens, LPC offers a warm, interactive counseling style that focuses on practical steps. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, career strain, parenting challenges, and anger. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people feel more capable in day-to-day life.

She uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, client-centered work, and motivational interviewing. In sessions she listens closely, helps people sort priorities, and builds small, manageable skills to change unhelpful patterns. Conversations are meant to be direct but compassionate, with a focus on what will help next week and next month.

With 12 years of experience and a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, she brings experience with a wide range of concerns. That includes relationship and intimacy-related issues, family and blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and workplace or career-related struggles. She also supports people dealing with depression, bipolar-related issues, and compassion fatigue.

Carisa works in English and Spanish and accepts clients in Texas and internationally. She encourages clients to name what matters most and to set goals that fit their lives. Practical tools, reflective listening, and gentle accountability are regular parts of her sessions.

To start, she guides people through a brief intake and matching process to find an initial plan. The focus is on steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes, helping people build routines and skills that last.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Carisa commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness techniques. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce stress and improve sleep. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that match those values even when emotions are strong. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a safe space to talk through sensitive topics.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, day-to-day routines, and preferences, and then pick techniques that fit. That plan can change over time as goals evolve or new needs appear.

Session formats and logistics should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins, evening sessions, or avoiding travel to an office are common practical benefits. Discuss scheduling needs and any preferred session length when you complete the initial matching questionnaire so plans match real-life constraints.