Clarissa Reed, LPC

Clarissa Reed is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 24 years of clinical experience. She also holds certification as a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC), reflecting specialized training in substance use concerns. Since 2003 she has maintained a private practice under the name Lisa Reed Counseling, Inc., and her background includes roles as a mobile therapist, behavioral specialist, and work within a family-based program.

Her work focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship and intimacy challenges, build motivation and self-esteem, and address symptoms of depression. She draws on a range of clinical approaches to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each person’s circumstances, honoring individual goals and values. Clarissa emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion throughout the therapeutic process, and she supports clients who are taking the first courageous step toward greater wellbeing and life satisfaction.

Clarissa adapts her style to meet unique needs, offering structured interventions when helpful and a collaborative, client-centered stance when exploration and meaning making are priorities. She aims to create a practical, strengths-based path forward for people confronting life transitions, grief, trauma, caregiver stress, and a variety of emotional and relational concerns.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Clarissa Reed draws on evidence-informed approaches to meet a range of needs. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance in which the therapist follows the client's lead, helping people explore values, build self-compassion, and clarify goals - it is especially helpful for issues like self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. The approach is goal-oriented and useful when people want concrete strategies to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Clarissa collaborates with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts methods over time so therapy stays aligned with what is most helpful. This collaborative process helps determine whether a more exploratory, skills-based, or relationship-focused route is best.

Online therapy increases flexibility by allowing sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access support from home. Clarissa uses these formats to provide consistent, accessible care tailored to each person's circumstances.