Carisa Givens, LPC

Carisa Givens, LPC offers practical, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and life changes. She uses clear techniques to help clients manage symptoms, make decisions, and build better daily routines. Carisa speaks English and Spanish and brings 12 years of counseling experience to each session.

Her approach centers on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. She pairs that with acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered listening to tailor a plan that fits each person. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, like behavioral experiments, values-based goals, and short mindfulness practices.

Carisa has worked with people dealing with family challenges, blended family issues, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing depression, bipolar mood concerns, sleeping difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, and grief. Career stress, coaching around work choices, and compassion fatigue are other common topics she addresses.

Her style is warm and interactive. She aims to make therapy a conversation, not a lecture, and adapts pacing to each person's needs. Together clients set concrete goals, try small changes, and check what works.

Carisa accepts clients who live in Texas and also sees international clients. Her sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Carisa commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her online practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep problems. Acceptance and commitment therapy teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that reflect their values, which can help with grief, relationship strain, and life changes.

She approaches treatment collaboratively. That means the therapist and client work together to choose which methods to try, set clear goals, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps. Clients can expect practical homework, short skills practice, and regular check-ins on progress so the approach fits their goals and daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone needs a quick strategy between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and travel schedules while keeping the focus on consistent, effective work.