About Carissa
Carissa Martinez is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. She brings ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. Carissa speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet people where they are.
Carissa focuses on practical, evidence-based techniques to address trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and motivation. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, and communication problems. Other areas she addresses include substance-related issues, eating and food-related concerns, and problems connected to divorce or separation.
How Carissa works
Her sessions are guided by respect, sensitivity, and a calm, steady presence. Carissa tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. She emphasizes small, achievable steps that build confidence over time.
People meet practical goals in therapy, such as reducing daily anxiety, improving how they set boundaries, or learning new ways to talk about hard topics. Carissa helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try alternatives in a supportive setting. Progress is approached as a process that unfolds at a person’s pace.
For Spanish speakers or those more comfortable in English, she offers care in both languages. Sessions are offered online in several formats to fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Carissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional safety. One common approach she relies on helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new coping skills; this approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress. Another approach centers on understanding attachment and relationship patterns, which can help with communication problems, abandonment concerns, and intimacy issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try methods that fit those needs. Clients and therapist check in regularly and adjust the plan together as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more nuance is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or use brief, written check-ins that fit into busy days. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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