Carisa Givens , LPC

Carisa Givens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 12 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, family challenges, and major life transitions. She combines evidence-informed methods with a warm, interactive manner to create a supportive space where clients can explore career concerns, blended family dynamics, parenting issues, intimacy and relationship struggles, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder. Carisa also provides guidance for those facing caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, end-of-life and hospice concerns, and the emotional complexity of loss and bereavement.

Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels. Carisa draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered approaches, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness practices, and Motivational Interviewing to tailor a plan that fits each person s needs. She works with clients on attachment and family-of-origin issues, codependency and control patterns, communication and commitment challenges, and the persistent effects of guilt, shame, or emptiness.

Fluent in English and Spanish, Carisa supports clients locally in Texas as well as international clients. As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor - she blends practical strategies and empathic listening to help people move toward greater balance and clearer direction in their lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Carisa uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and take meaningful action toward a more engaged life. This approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, grief, and complex life transitions where shifting relationships to private experiences matters.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a compassionate, collaborative relationship that centers the client s own goals and perspective. This approach supports growth through empathic listening and validation, and it is especially helpful for relationship struggles, self-esteem concerns, and processing family-of-origin issues.

Carisa integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and teach practical skills for managing mood, sleep, and behavioral changes. CBT can be effective for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and behavioral adjustments tied to life changes.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Carisa works collaboratively with each person to select and adapt approaches based on individual goals, preferences, and what proves most helpful in sessions.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to connect from different locations. These formats offer flexibility in pacing, frequent check-ins when needed, and practical access to licensed professionals and therapists regardless of geographic barriers.