Carisa Givens, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Carisa

Carisa Givens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage family and parenting challenges. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and acceptance-based work to help clients name problems and try small, doable changes. Carisa speaks English and Spanish and brings 12 years of experience to her practice.

She keeps sessions warm and straightforward. Conversations focus on clear goals such as reducing stress, improving communication, or coping with grief.

Background and approach

She avoids labels and instead looks for patterns that get in the way of daily life. Carisa works with many concerns that affect family life. Common topics include parenting stress, blended family issues, caregiver strain, relationship and intimacy difficulties, and managing depression or bipolar symptoms.

She also helps with anger, sleep troubles, self-esteem, and career-related stress. Her counseling style is collaborative and adaptable. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and motivational methods to suit each person.

Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings and on decisions that fit your real life. Clients can expect practical steps and empathy in equal measure. Carisa supports people through grief, family of origin concerns, codependency, and end-of-life caregiver stress.

She aims to help clients feel more capable in their roles at home and work.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Carisa often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts without getting controlled by them and to focus on actions that match their values. That approach can be useful for anxiety, grief, and life changes. She also relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new coping strategies in everyday situations. CBT is often used for stress, sleep issues, depression, and anger.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Sessions are collaborative and may mix techniques until something feels useful and practical for daily life.

Online work offers several practical benefits. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person sessions while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging add flexibility for busy family schedules. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other obligations, and they allow the therapist to share exercises and check in between meetings to support progress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, grief, career stress, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, depression and bipolar challenges among other related topics.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is warm and interactive. She blends practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy with acceptance and mindfulness work and focuses on actions you can try between sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 12 years of professional counseling experience working with a variety of personal and family challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Texas license TX LPC 63292 and an Oregon license OR LPC C6984, and she is based in Texas.

Does she provide services in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and preferences.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Texas, Oregon
Languages: English, Spanish

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