About Clarissa
Clarissa Peralta is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or the effects of trauma and abuse. Clarissa emphasizes the strengths each person brings to therapy and supports practical steps toward feeling better.
Her work also addresses relationship strain, grief, anger, and challenges to self-esteem. She helps people cope with major life changes and offers support around postpartum depression and aging or geriatric concerns.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented so people can see progress in everyday life. Clarissa believes the person in therapy is the expert on their own life. She uses that perspective to build plans that suit each person’s needs and pace.
Therapy is presented as a collaborative effort rather than a top-down process. Expect conversations that focus on identifying strengths, managing difficult emotions, and developing skills to handle stressors. Clarissa supports clients in finding small, manageable changes that add up over time.
Her approach is practical and grounded in real-world concerns. She offers sessions in English and works with adults who are navigating the concerns listed above. Clarissa aims to create a straightforward space where people can take the next steps toward relief and clearer decision-making.
Approaches that guide online support
Clarissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills to manage stress and anxiety; this involves learning short exercises and routines you can use when feeling overwhelmed. Another approach centers on processing grief and trauma through paced conversation and emotion regulation strategies to reduce intensity and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Clarissa will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and then try methods that fit best. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time so the plan feels useful and realistic.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and working through emotional material. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between longer sessions or choose shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English