- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Carissa
Carissa Alt-Frankard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and helps people struggling with self-esteem, grief, parenting, career changes, depression, and ADHD. Carissa also addresses body image, communication problems, forgiveness, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Her style centers on straightforward conversation and building a trusting working relationship. She uses client-centered methods to understand each person's goals. Sessions often include practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices may be taught to reduce reactivity and support clearer thinking.
Carissa works with many women on issues related to pregnancy, childbirth, and body image. She also supports young adults facing workplace stress, social anxiety, and loneliness. She helps people sort through family problems and communication breakdowns so they can make clearer decisions.
In sessions she may use motivational interviewing techniques to clarify what matters most and solution-focused strategies to set concrete next steps. That mix aims to keep sessions practical and forward moving while also making space for the harder emotions behind guilt or shame.
If someone is carrying regret, self-criticism, or confusion about a life shift, she helps them name the patterns and try different ways of responding. The work is conversational and task-oriented, with attention to values and everyday routines.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps clarify values and goals by prioritizing each client's perspective and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep someone stuck. It uses exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and acting and is often helpful for anxiety, guilt, and low mood.The therapist will work together with the client to find which approaches fit best. That means talking about what feels useful, trying techniques, and adjusting the plan as needs and goals change. This collaborative process helps choose practical steps that fit everyday life rather than following a single method from the start.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the exact online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to practice skills between meetings in the places where life actually happens. Licensed professionals often adapt techniques like CBT worksheets or mindfulness exercises to work well in remote sessions.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, grief, parenting, career changes, depression, ADHD, and related issues like body image and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She combines client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people name the feeling, examine the thoughts that keep it active, and try new behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked with adults on life transitions, relationship patterns, and emotional concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds the LPC credential in Wisconsin and practices there.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.