Clarissa Poole Parks, LPC
Calm-focused counselor for intense emotions
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Clarissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Clarissa
Clarissa Poole Parks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage strong emotions and improve relationships. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other methods to address anger, anxiety, depression, and stress in clear, action-oriented ways. Clarissa has about 10 years of experience supporting people through grief, trauma, and life changes.
She works with issues that often overlap, such as parenting stress, communication problems, and feelings of isolation.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and down-to-earth, aiming to make sessions feel respectful and straightforward. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that reduce reactivity. She also uses emotionally-focused and mindfulness-based techniques to help people sit with difficult feelings and improve emotional connection with others.
Narrative and psychodynamic ideas may be used to understand patterns that repeat over time. Practical tools and small, doable steps are central to her approach. That can mean short exercises to calm the body, rewriting a self-critical thought, or rehearsing new ways to speak up in a tense moment.
She explains options and works at a pace that fits each person. Clarissa emphasizes respect and compassion in the room. She avoids labels and focuses on what a person wants to change.
People who are ready to try different strategies and practice between sessions often find this approach useful.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Clarissa lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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.
Approach-driven online care for anger and relationship strain
Clarissa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors that reduce anger and anxiety. CBT often involves short, practical exercises and homework to test changes between sessions.She also integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people understand and process strong feelings in relationships. This approach focuses on identifying key emotions and learning different ways to express needs and connect with others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Clarissa will discuss your goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit your situation. She treats the choice as collaborative and adjusts strategies based on what proves most helpful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent contact with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Clarissa
What concerns does Clarissa commonly address?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, trauma, relationship tensions, parenting strains, and self-esteem problems.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is warm and personable. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, narrative ideas, and psychodynamic thinking to create practical steps people can try.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 10 years of experience working with people facing a range of emotional and relational challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Georgia and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 according to therapist availability.