Karissa Thomas

Karissa Thomas is a clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship stress, grief, and challenges related to narcissism. She aims to make clients feel heard and understood so they can take practical steps forward. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, and she brings a curious, nonjudgmental attitude to sessions.

Karissa holds a Master of Science in Social Work and uses that background to guide honest, down-to-earth conversations. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and centers their priorities when planning work together. Therapy with her blends practical skills and emotional processing to meet immediate needs.

Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She pairs skill teaching with supportive listening, helping people try new ways of coping and noticing what changes. Sessions often focus on concrete strategies for stress, sleep, cravings, or self-esteem.

Karissa also uses attachment-based and client-centered ideas to explore how past relationships shape current patterns. That can be useful when addressing abandonment, codependency, or intimacy-related concerns. She aims to make room for both feelings and problem-solving.

With seven years of experience as an LMSW in Michigan, she works with a wide range of concerns from trauma and addictions to parenting and career stress. Conversations are direct but warm, and humor is welcome when it fits. International clients may be accepted; confirm formats and scheduling before booking.

How Karissa’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviors through practical exercises and homework, which can help with sleep, stress, and mood problems.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and closeness. That approach can help when intimacy, abandonment, or attachment issues are part of the concern. Karissa will discuss these methods and work with each person to decide what fits best, combining approaches where useful in a collaborative way.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. The therapist can help plan sessions around work, parenting, or medical needs, and practical adjustments like shorter check-ins or phone-based options may be discussed. Confirm the session formats offered before booking so arrangements match your needs and preferences.