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Karissa Piar, LMSW

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Depression Compassion fatigue
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About me

Hi there! My name is Karissa and I am a Clinical Social Worker located in Michigan. My goal is to make you feel heard and understood - in order to help empower you to work through whatever struggle or stressor you may be dealing with. I come to you unrehearsed, with a non-judgmental, curious and genuine approach. I believe that you are the expert of your own experience and your own needs. I am practical and straight-forward, while also demonstrating compassion. I am not afraid to laugh with you as we go through our therapeutic journey together. Your honesty, openness and willingness to be vulnerable will be beautiful components of this process together.

Professional experience

6yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Depression Compassion fatigue

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment Issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Body Image, Cancer, Caregiver Issues and Stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Dissociation, Divorce and Separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and Shame, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Infidelity, Isolation / Loneliness, Jealousy, Life Purpose, Men's Issues, Midlife Crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic Stress, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-Love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Trichotillomania, Women's Issues, Workplace Issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

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License information

MI LMSW 6801108127

Reviews

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Attentive and thorough

Written on Feb 27, 2024 after therapy with Karissa for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Planet earth’s best therapist!

Written on Jan 23, 2024 after therapy with Karissa for 2 years and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Karissa has been a wonderful therapist to me over the last year. I’ve been able to come to terms with my loses and failures, and have started to improve my mental health. I would highly recommend her to anyone who requires support as she is kind, understanding, and always gives recommendations for next steps to take.

Written on Jan 10, 2024 after therapy with Karissa for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

I've only recently started therapy but it's been an eye opening experience giving me better insight into my mental health and what I'm really going through. I'm really glad I started

Written on Mar 13, 2023 after therapy with Karissa for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

Karissa has been truly lovely! I felt that I was in very safe hands and I can’t recommend or commend her services more.

Written on Mar 10, 2023 after therapy with Karissa for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd

Amazing therapist! So friendly and understanding! Has helped me tremendously

Written on Dec 20, 2022 after therapy with Karissa for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and eating disorders