About Carissa
Carissa Alt-Frankard is a licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin with 11 years of experience helping people through life changes and hard moments. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and the everyday strain that comes with relationships and family life. Carissa aims to create a calm, down-to-earth space where people can talk honestly and start making small changes that matter.
She uses a straightforward, compassionate style and listens first to understand each person's priorities.
How Carissa works
Sessions often center on improving communication, addressing body image and self-love, and managing work or parenting pressures. Carissa also helps people who are coping with grief, guilt, shame, or the restless feeling of searching for purpose. Her work blends practical tools with reflective conversation.
That might look like skill-building to manage anxiety, mindfulness exercises to reduce overwhelm, or short-term goal setting to move through a transition. She uses approaches that fit the person rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Carissa supports women through pregnancy and childbirth concerns and assists young adults facing social anxiety, workplace stress, and isolation.
She also helps those navigating relationship and family problems without assuming any particular solution up front. People who choose her often want a warm, respectful therapist who offers clear steps and steady support. Carissa aims to help clients notice progress, even when change feels slow.
She guides each person toward practical coping, clearer communication, and more confidence in day-to-day life.
Carissa lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Carissa works with
The areas below are the ones Carissa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building rapport so each person feels heard and understood; this helps when someone needs a steady, empathetic space to talk through emotions or big decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety and improve mood, which works well for stress, depression, and workplace concerns.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That might mean trying mindfulness practices one week and a CBT skill the next, and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face without commuting, phone calls use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, parenting, or busy days while using approaches that are practical and goal oriented.
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