- Trauma informed
- Maternal mental health
- Guilt and shame
About Salisa
Salisa Garrand is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with four years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns, including issues around guilt and shame. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage symptoms and make day-to-day life feel more manageable.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a trauma-informed outlook. That means she pays attention to past wounds and how they show up now. In session she helps people name patterns, notice triggers, and build small skills that reduce distress.
Salisa also supports people facing relationship ruptures, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, infidelity, and the stress around divorce or separation. Perinatal concerns appear in her practice, including pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum depression, and maternal mental health.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations often include practical strategies, symptom tracking, and reflection on how past experiences shape current feelings.
Sessions are conducted in English and she practices out of New York. Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic methods meet online sessions
Salisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a trauma-informed perspective. Evidence-based techniques are structured ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. They often include practical exercises and tracking to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.She also uses trauma-informed methods to pay attention to how past harm affects present reactions. That approach helps when guilt, shame, panic, or post-traumatic stress are part of the problem, and it supports gentler pacing when strong emotions come up.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients and therapist work as a team to pick skills and strategies that fit the client’s goals and daily life.
Session format details should be confirmed before booking. If you plan to use online sessions, consider practical benefits such as fitting appointments around work, reducing travel time, and having easier access to care when leaving home is difficult. Some formats can make check-ins shorter or avoid video when bandwidth is limited, so verify which options are offered when you sign up.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self esteem, and depression, and also focuses on related areas such as guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
Her approach is trauma-informed and evidence-based, aiming to help people identify patterns, understand triggers, and practice small skills that reduce distress.
What is her professional background?
She holds a New York LMHC and has four years of professional work experience supporting adults with trauma, anxiety, depression, and maternal mental health.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed as an LMHC in New York and practices from that location.
What languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.