Clarissa Reed is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 24 years of experience.
01About Clarissa
Clarissa Reed is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 24 years of experience. She has worked in independent practice and in community roles that involved mobile therapy and family-based programs. She aims to meet people where they are and help them take practical steps forward.
She focuses on everyday problems that wear people down. That includes stress, anxiety, depression, sleep struggles, and low self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, career questions, and the effects of trauma and grief.
Background and approach
Her style is straightforward and respectful. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and pace. She listens first, then helps clients set small, realistic goals to try between sessions.
Clarissa uses several approaches to guide her work. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation focused on the person’s experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and routine.
The Gottman Method informs her work on relationship communication and problem-solving. People who come to her often want clear, doable strategies and a calm space to sort things out. She encourages practical steps for daily life, whether that means changing habits, improving sleep, or working through painful feelings.
Her practice aims to help people build steadier routines and clearer choices.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC000551 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1851436950 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Clarissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Clarissa names
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04Online support
Approaches and Online Options for Everyday Challenges
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and experiences. It gives space to be heard and helps people decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts and actions affect feelings and routines; it offers step-by-step strategies to shift unhelpful patterns and improve mood and sleep.Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods and adjust them based on what helps and what does not, so the plan fits the individual’s life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people talk face to face when schedules or distance are a barrier. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to follow up between sessions. These options offer flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent with work, parenting, or travel.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, self-esteem, and many relationship concerns. Additional focuses include grief, trauma, ADHD, substance issues, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are person-focused and practical. Clarissa listens, then helps set small goals and skills to practice between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Clarissa has 24 years of work experience that includes independent practice and roles as a mobile therapist and behavioral specialist. She has worked in family-based programs as well.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LPC credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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