Carissa Streich, LICSW

Carissa Streich is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Washington who focuses on helping people manage depression, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She uses a straightforward and warm approach that emphasizes people’s strengths and practical next steps. Carissa speaks English and brings nine years of experience in the field.

Her work often centers on emotional injury from trauma or abuse and on challenges like relationship strain, grief, and career stress. She also supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar symptoms, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue. Carissa pays attention to how life events and identity shape someone’s struggles, including issues related to LGBT identity and sexuality.

Carissa blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with psychodynamic perspectives to help people understand patterns and try new behaviors. She also draws on client-centered listening and solution-focused strategies to set goals and make changes. Motivational interviewing is used when people are weighing change or facing substance-related concerns.

Her style can be direct but stays respectful and compassionate. She aims to tailor the pace and focus of sessions to what each person needs, adjusting treatment plans as goals evolve. Carissa frames work as a collaboration where practical steps and the person’s own strengths guide progress.

If someone is ready to begin, she encourages taking that first step and offers support through the process. Prospective clients should use the Start Therapy flow to match and schedule sessions according to availability.