About Carissa
Carissa Martinez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Carissa speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet clients where they are.
Her style is direct but compassionate. She treats people with respect and sensitivity. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs rather than following one fixed method.
Background and approach
Carissa focuses on building practical ways to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Over a decade of work has given her experience across many concerns. She has helped clients with attachment and abandonment issues, body image and self-worth, communication problems, and recovery from domestic violence or impulsive behavior.
She also supports people navigating gender dysphoria, addiction, eating-related issues, and relationship betrayals such as infidelity. She is comfortable addressing aspects of kink and alternative sex culture, and works with people on topics related to autism and Asperger Syndrome. Carissa adapts conversations to each client's pace and comfort level.
Her goal is to help people feel understood and to develop skills they can use outside sessions. Carissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and customizes a plan with each person. She encourages clients to take small, practical steps toward change and offers steady support along the way.
How evidence-based techniques work online
The therapist uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps. One common approach involves symptom-focused methods that teach coping skills for anxiety and depression, such as breathing, activity scheduling, and thought work to change unhelpful patterns. These techniques help reduce day-to-day distress and improve routine functioning.Another approach emphasizes processing traumatic experiences in a paced way so people can feel safer and more regulated in their daily life. This kind of work combines careful discussion with gradual exposure to distressing memories or triggers, and it aims to improve emotional tolerance and relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and pace. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, and clients are invited to give feedback throughout treatment.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people see facial expressions and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging provide quick check-ins, short problem-solving, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options offer flexible ways to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish