Works with
How Clarissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Clarissa
Clarissa Lane is a licensed social worker in Virginia who has spent eight years helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and centers her work on each person's strengths and life story. Clarissa aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
Her style is direct and supportive. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear skills and small, achievable changes people can use between meetings. She draws on practical tools to address mood, motivation, and coping for loss or life transitions. Clarissa uses several approaches depending on what a person needs.
She blends client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help regulate emotions and shift unhelpful thinking. For trauma-related concerns she may use methods designed to process painful memories while keeping people grounded in the present.
People who come to her often want to reduce intense anger or anxiety, heal from past hurt, or find steadier ways to handle stress. She also supports those facing relationship strain, addictive behaviors, or compassion fatigue. Sessions move at a pace set by the person and aim for practical outcomes that fit day-to-day life.
Clarissa offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and she works with people in English from Virginia.
What Clarissa works with
Everything Clarissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Clarissa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Clarissa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and strengths and looks like conversations where the therapist reflects and follows what matters most to the client. This helps when someone needs a space to sort feelings and make choices about next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches clear skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online sessions can include short exercises and between-session practice to reduce anxiety, depressive symptoms, or anger reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance that are useful when strong feelings interfere with daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Clarissa will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and what feels doable. She adapts techniques over time so the work matches needs, pace, and personal preferences.
Online therapy here is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching visual exercises. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief skill coaching, and flexible contact between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, caregiving, or travel.
Questions people ask about Clarissa
What concerns does Clarissa commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is listening first and then teaching practical skills. She uses a strengths-based, straightforward style to help people try new ways of coping between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of professional experience working with mood, trauma, and stress-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a VA LCSW and practices with clients based in Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.