Carisa Givens

Carisa Givens is an LPC who uses mindfulness as a core part of her counseling. She blends practical strategies with a warm, interactive style to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship or family challenges. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from Texas, bringing 12 years of professional experience to her work.

Carisa aims to make therapy a straightforward place to talk and plan. She uses simple, evidence-based methods to help people notice thoughts and feelings, reduce overwhelm, and take steady steps toward goals. Sessions focus on what matters to each person and on skills they can use between meetings.

Her background includes work with career-related stress, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns, along with common struggles like depression, bipolar mood concerns, sleep troubles, and low self-esteem. She also addresses attachment and communication problems, codependency, and intimacy-related issues. The focus is on practical change rather than labels.

Carisa combines approaches such as mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing. Those methods are used to tailor a plan that fits each person's goals and pace. She avoids one-size-fits-all solutions and adjusts methods as needed.

If someone is ready to begin, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and international clients are accepted.

Mindful and Practical Approaches for Online Work

Mindfulness Therapy helps people build awareness of thoughts, bodily sensations, and emotions so they can respond with more choice instead of reacting automatically. It is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep trouble, and coping with life changes.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It can support people dealing with grief, motivation, relationship patterns, and caregiver stress.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person leads the pace and topics. This approach is helpful when someone needs a calm space to sort feelings and make decisions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they will choose methods to try and adjust them over time based on what actually helps.

Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow someone to meet with a licensed professional in Texas even if they live elsewhere, subject to scheduling and licensing limits.