Carissa is a passionate and committed social worker and therapist.  When moments feel “stuck,” Carissa specializes in helping people identify how to move forward towards desired outcomes whether that is examining traumatic events from the past, working towards greater life satisfaction, accessing new skills for tense moments, or developing new strategies to manage day to day tasks.

She specializes in working with adults, teens and their families. Carissa believes that there is no one size fits all approach to therapy given the diversity that exists within human presentation. Carissa is trained in EMDR. 

Carissa earned her Bachelors of Science in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work and is a clinical social  worker. Carissa is invested in ongoing continuing education as Mental Health and Wellness is an ever evolving field. 

Carissa enjoys gardening, trips to Yachats, and spending time with her four sons ranging from 3 years old
to 18 years old. Carissa lived in Japan for several years and speaks imperfect Japanese. Carissa is part of
a multi-racial-cultural-generational family.