Karisha Richards, LPC

Karisha Richards is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that grew from painful life events. Karisha uses straightforward, faith-informed conversation to help people regain motivation, trust, and self-respect.

She begins by listening carefully and asking questions that uncover what matters most to each person. Sessions often include active listening, paraphrasing, and reflection. Karisha may offer prayer and spiritual perspective when clients want faith included in their work together.

Her work blends practical skills with exploration of deeper meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques are used to identify and shift patterns of thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are added when people need tools to manage intense feelings or build present-moment awareness.

Karisha also draws on client-centered principles, creating a respectful space for people to name goals and try new behaviors. Between sessions she provides tailored handouts, videos, and book suggestions to reinforce progress and introduce fresh ideas.

She aims to support people through a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, career pressure, ADHD, and relationship struggles. Karisha works from Texas and conducts sessions in English for people located within the region.

How therapeutic approaches meet online care

Karisha uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting; CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose techniques and pace that fit the person’s needs and values, and adjust as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, ongoing homework, or notes between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and daily life.