Fun facts

Childhood hobby that became a lifelong passion
💃Reading & dancing

Favorite hobbies/activities
📚 Pickleball, reading fiction or non-fiction books, and traveling to state and national parks!

Childhood mischief
😇 I would hide the good snacks from my older brother so he wouldn’t eat it all.

meet your
Associate Therapist

Clarissa Garcia

LPC-A
✦ Supervised by
Brittany Stark

I'm a therapist living in Dallas, TX with over six years of experience working with children and families in community and educational settings. I use a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, focusing on safety and honoring a client's pace throughout the process.


Specialities
Adjustment
Anxiety
Coparenting Conflict
Couple's Therapy (relating to parenting)
Depression
Divorce / Transition
Grief / Loss
Identity Development
Parent-Child Conflict
PTSD
School Issues
Self-Harm
Sexual Abuse
Sibling Conflict
Trauma

Approach

As part of Manatee’s care team,

Clarissa Garcia

is supported by supervision and care coordination. Manatee’s standard of care includes a structured plan, active parent involvement, and regular check-ins throughout care.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Strength-Based Therapy

Works with
Elementary school age (5-9 years old)
Tweens (10-12 years old)
Early teens (13-16 years old)
Late teens (17+ years old)
Parents & caregivers

Available in
TX
Credentials

M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Language(s)

English