Carisa Givens

Carisa Givens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 12 years of experience. She offers steady, practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, career challenges, and parenting struggles. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she aims to meet each person with respect and compassion.

Carisa uses straightforward methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered approaches to help people name what matters and take workable steps toward it. Sessions focus on everyday changes - managing emotions, improving communication, and setting boundaries - rather than labels or judgments.

She also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools into talks when they fit a person’s goals. These techniques are used to notice patterns, build small habits, and strengthen motivation for change. The work is collaborative: goals and methods are shaped together to match real life demands.

Carisa has extensive experience with issues that include blended family challenges, caregiving stress, codependency, attachment concerns, and compassion fatigue. She supports people coping with depression, bipolar mood concerns, sleep problems, and the emotional work around hospice or end-of-life situations.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients. To get started, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take committed action toward them. Online sessions can use ACT exercises to notice thoughts, choose values-based goals, and plan small behavioral steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In virtual sessions, CBT often uses practical worksheets, behavioral experiments, and short homework tasks to change patterns that fuel anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust strategies over time. This makes it easier to move from first sessions into concrete, doable steps that match everyday life.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Many people find virtual therapy useful because it can reduce travel, fit into work breaks, and allow for shorter check-ins when those are helpful. Others prefer longer weekly conversations that resemble in-person pacing. Discussing scheduling preferences and practical needs during the matching process helps align therapy with regular routines.