Clarissa Poole Parks, LPC

Clarissa Poole Parks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 10 years of experience as a behavior counselor working with adults, adolescents, and children. She has supported people facing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, family concerns, and grief and loss, and she acknowledges how trauma can touch many lives. Her work focuses on guiding clients through difficult periods while helping them build practical skills and emotional resilience.

Her counseling approach is warm and personable, grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she avoids stigmatizing labels. Clarissa blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, set achievable goals, and create steps toward meaningful change. She emphasizes support and empowerment for those taking the courageous step to pursue a more fulfilling life, and she welcomes individuals ready to begin that process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Clarissa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on skill building and actionable steps to change patterns that interfere with daily life.

She also integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to address relationship and attachment concerns by helping people identify underlying emotions and strengthen emotional bonds. EFT can be especially helpful for couples and family dynamics where improving emotional connection is a goal.

Mindfulness Therapy is used to cultivate present-moment awareness and self-compassion, offering tools for stress reduction and improved emotional regulation. These approaches are selected to match the issues a person brings to therapy and the outcomes they want to achieve.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Clarissa collaborates with each client to determine the best fit based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and licensed professionals often adjust methods as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexible options that fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from wherever clients are, supporting continuity and convenience in treatment.