Karissa Thomas, LMSW

Karissa Thomas is a Licensed Master Social Worker who aims to help people feel heard and understood. She brings a straightforward and compassionate presence to sessions. Her approach is curious and nonjudgmental, and she believes each person knows their own experience best.

Karissa keeps things practical and clear. She uses everyday language and helps people work through stress, relationship concerns, grief, anxiety, depression, trauma and issues related to identity and sexuality. She also supports goals around sleep, parenting, career shifts, addiction, ADHD and coping with life changes.

In the room she is direct but warm. Karissa listens first, then helps outline steps that fit daily life. She welcomes honesty and vulnerability and can use light humor when it helps loosen tension.

Her background is built on seven years of clinical practice as an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - in Michigan. That experience informs how she blends practical skills with deeper conversations about attachment, values, and coping skills.

Karissa often draws on approaches that focus on thoughts, emotions, relationships and values. She helps people try techniques, notice what works, and adjust plans when needed. Clients can expect clear suggestions, space to talk, and collaborative problem solving.

How her approaches can work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and managing stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and how early connections affect current relationships, which can help with intimacy, trust, and communication issues.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Karissa will listen to your goals and try methods that suit your needs and preferences. She adjusts plans as you go, checking in about what is helpful and what should change so the work fits your life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, appointments, or caregiving. It also lets people use shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, and choose sessions that match their energy level on a given day. Licensed professionals commonly adapt ACT and CBT exercises to remote sessions so practical skills can be practiced between meetings.