Therapist profile
Carisa Givens, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 63292; LPC, Oregon / C6984
- NPI
- 1124525480
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Texas
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Carisa
Carisa Givens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, career strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, and codependency-related patterns. She offers services in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.
Her approach blends practical, evidence-based methods with person-focused listening. Carisa uses acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive-behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to help people get clearer about what matters to them. Sessions aim to clarify values, build coping skills, and reduce patterns that cause repeated strain.
Carisa often helps people who struggle with family conflict, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and problems that come from family of origin. She also addresses issues like people-pleasing, communication problems, control struggles, and feelings of emptiness. She frames these as patterns to understand and change rather than labels to carry.
In sessions she works in a direct and interactive way. Conversations include setting small goals, practicing new ways of handling difficult emotions, and trying out different thoughts and behaviors between meetings. She adapts techniques from client-centered therapy and CBT to match each person’s pace.
Practical matters are part of the work. Carisa discusses career-related stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue with specific strategies. If someone wants to start, she asks them to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to get things moving.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and patterns that keep people stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down distressing thoughts and behaviors into actionable steps and teaches practical skills to change them. Mindfulness therapy supports paying attention to present-moment experience to reduce reactivity and rumination. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking how they land, and adjusting the plan as needed. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make regular check-ins easier to fit into a week and can allow shorter touchpoint sessions when a full session isn’t needed. It can also use audio-only or video discussions depending on what a person prefers and what works best for practical reasons like bandwidth or scheduling.Areas of focus
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Texas, Oregon
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to codependency?
She works with people who struggle with people-pleasing, control issues, dependent personality patterns, and difficulty setting boundaries. Codependency is listed among the focus areas she addresses.
What style of therapy does she use?
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered techniques, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. The mix is used to help clients clarify values and practice new skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on stress, grief, family issues, career concerns, and related problems.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I speak Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.