Clarissa Peralta, LCSW

Clarissa Peralta is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. Clarissa starts by listening to each person’s story and finding strengths to build on. She frames seeking help as a brave first step and offers steady support along the way.

Clarissa believes people know a lot about what they need, and she works together with them to find practical steps forward. In sessions she helps clients make sense of upsetting feelings, manage day-to-day stress, and respond to life changes more confidently. She also addresses concerns such as relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and depression.

Her practice includes attention to aging and geriatric issues and postpartum depression as additional focus areas. Clarissa aims to create an open atmosphere where clients can talk through what matters most to them and try small, doable changes between meetings. She emphasizes strengths and clear goals rather than long lists of techniques.

People can expect straightforward conversation and collaborative planning. Clarissa supports people who want practical tools for coping and clearer next steps during hard times. Her approach is paced to match each person’s needs and comfort level.

How evidence-based care translates to online therapy

Clarissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress and anxiety. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior, then practicing small changes that reduce worry and improve mood. Another approach emphasizes building on a person’s strengths and setting concrete goals to handle daily challenges and big life changes. These approaches aim to make problems easier to manage by breaking them into clear steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Clarissa treats therapy as a collaboration and will help figure out which methods fit each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan over time based on what is helpful in real life and what feels manageable between sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also be helpful for keeping continuity during life transitions. Ask about available formats when you begin the matching process so you can choose what will work best for you.