Clarissa Poole Parks, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

About Clarissa

Clarissa Poole Parks uses a practical, skills-focused approach that helps people manage stress and relationship strain. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with ten years of clinical experience. Her style is warm and respectful, and she aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful for day-to-day life.

She helps with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. Parenting and family concerns are a named focus, along with communication problems and blended family issues.

Background and approach

Sessions also address anger, self-esteem, coping with change, and compassion fatigue. Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, paired with mindfulness and narrative tools when those fit the client’s needs. That means clients often learn simple skills for managing thoughts and feelings, practice ways to improve emotional connection, and look at the stories they tell about themselves.

Clarissa keeps a direct but compassionate tone in sessions. She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with sensitivity and respect. Conversations move toward concrete steps people can try between sessions to make daily life easier.

She accepts international clients and conducts work in English. People who want to begin can expect a collaborative process focused on practical change and steady support as they work through stressful life moments.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Clarissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and learning practical skills to change reactions and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift patterns in close relationships by naming emotions and practicing new ways to connect.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will listen to a person’s concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest approaches that fit. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively and can change as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow for flexible scheduling and continued support when coming in person is difficult. Many clients find that short messaging or phone check-ins help maintain progress between longer sessions.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, intimacy-related worries, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is warm and personable with a practical focus. She blends skill-building with emotional work and avoids stigmatizing labels.

How much experience does she have?

She brings ten years of experience as a licensed counselor working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credential GA LPC LPC008991, and practices from Georgia.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs structured?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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