Clarissa Poole Parks, LPC

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Compassionate counselor guiding practical change

Details

Name	Clarissa Poole Parks
Credentials	LPC
Based in	Georgia
Licensed in	Georgia
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	10

About Clarissa

Clarissa Poole Parks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with ten years of experience. She uses a warm, personable style to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship and family concerns. Her manner is respectful and compassionate, and she avoids stigmatizing labels when people come for help.

Clarissa blends Narrative Therapy with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused ideas to help clients tell their stories differently. She uses clear, practical techniques to identify unhelpful patterns and test small changes.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and collaborative, focused on what matters most to each person. She also draws on emotionally-focused and psychodynamic perspectives when deeper attachment or early patterns show up. Mindfulness practices are introduced to help with grounding, reducing reactivity, and building emotional tolerance.

These tools support people coping with trauma, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Clarissa has worked with a wide range of concerns across age groups over her career. She helps people facing life transitions, separation, blended family challenges, and issues like abandonment, jealousy, or body image worries.

Her focus is on small, manageable steps that lead to clearer choices and steadier coping. Her style is direct but kind, offering practical strategies alongside space to process feelings. Clarissa encourages clients to set realistic goals and to move at a pace that feels safe.

She supports clients who want to make changes and find more balance in daily life.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Clarissa works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Clarissa among the ways she works.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Clarissa among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Clarissa among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Clarissa among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Clarissa among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Clarissa among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Clarissa directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Clarissa directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How Narrative, CBT, and EFT translate to online work

Clarissa draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, which can reduce shame and open up new choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear, practical exercises. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques help identify attachment needs and strong emotions so people can shift how they connect and respond.

Working out which approach fits best is a collaborative process. Clarissa listens to each person's concerns, goals, and preferences and tailors the mix of Narrative, CBT, EFT, or mindfulness tools accordingly. Clients and therapist decide together what will be tried and how progress will be checked.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or someone wants a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, in-between support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules and make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does Clarissa help address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, among others.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and personable, combining Narrative Therapy with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions practical and collaborative.

How much experience does she have?

Clarissa has ten years of experience working as a behavior counselor across a range of concerns and age groups.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How does cost work for sessions?

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?

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