About Clarissa
Clarissa Reed is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 24 years of experience. She has been in independent practice since 2003 and has worked in a range of settings including mobile therapy and family-based programs. She aims to offer steady, respectful support as people work through difficult moments.
Her approach is practical and people-centered. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on small, doable steps. She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, and problems with self-esteem and motivation.
Background and approach
Clarissa also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns along with grief and trauma. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Client-centered methods guide the pace and tone, keeping the person’s goals at the center.
She also uses existential ideas when clients want to examine meaning, values, or life direction. Many people seek her help for sleep difficulties, parenting strain, career stress, or compassion fatigue. She also supports those struggling with ADHD, substance issues, body image, codependency, or communication problems.
The work often mixes coping skills, practical problem solving, and deeper reflection. Sessions are tailored to the individual and built around clear goals. Clarissa emphasizes straightforward conversation and hands-on strategies you can try between sessions.
She encourages people to take small steps and to notice what changes help them feel better.
Therapeutic approaches for online counseling
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients feel understood and can explore concerns at their own pace. This helps when someone needs support building confidence or sorting through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and motivation problems.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will adjust methods over time. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what a person finds most useful.
Online work makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever someone is. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, brief homework review, or when messaging feels more comfortable. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English