Salisa Garrand, LMHC

Salisa Garrand is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with four years of professional experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, past trauma, and maternal mental health concerns. She combines a trauma-informed perspective with a holistic, strengths-based orientation to help clients build resilience and reconnect with their resources. As an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she draws on evidence-based practices while honoring each person as the expert of their own story.

Garrand’s work centers on creating a steady, supportive space where individuals can process difficult experiences related to attachment, loss, parenting transitions, and other life stressors. She emphasizes practical coping skills alongside exploration of underlying patterns, aiming to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, and feelings of emptiness while strengthening self-esteem and self-compassion. Maternal mental health - including postpartum and perinatal concerns - is a particular focus, informed by her personal insight into the challenges of that life stage.

Believing that change begins with courage and collaboration, she partners with clients to identify goals, build on existing strengths, and take manageable steps toward a more fulfilling life. Garrand provides compassionate guidance and practical tools to empower clients through both short-term challenges and longer healing journeys.

Trauma-Informed and Strengths-Based Care Online

Salisa Garrand uses a trauma-informed approach that helps clients understand how past experiences can shape current emotions and reactions. This approach emphasizes safety, pacing, and gentle skill-building to address symptoms like anxiety, panic, and post-traumatic stress while supporting recovery from abuse or other traumatic events.

She also employs a strengths-based orientation that focuses on identifying and amplifying each person’s existing resources and resiliency. This practical perspective supports improvements in self-esteem, communication, and parenting challenges by building on what already works for the client.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Garrand collaborates with clients to determine which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust pace and methods as progress unfolds, making care a shared effort between therapist and client.

Online therapy offers flexibility to engage by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling easier around work, family, and medical appointments. Licensed professionals can deliver the same core therapeutic work through these formats, enabling consistent access to support from wherever a client is located within the therapist’s service area.