Dr. Carissa Douglas, PsyD
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST (PSY32327)
I help children and adolescents overcome their challenges with anxiety, depression, trauma, and other stress-related issues by providing a safe place for them to share what they are experiencing. I begin all treatment with teaching and practicing coping skills so that my clients can effectively manage their symptoms throughout the course of treatment. I firmly believes in family involvement, providing parent education and training on how to continue the benefits of treatment in the home environment. I have a passion for working collaboratively with my clients and their families in schools and other community settings to help them achieve their goals.
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Personal Experience & Biography
Dr. Douglas has a passion working with children and adolescents. She specializes in depression, anxiety, bipolar, trauma, substance use, and working with military families. She also specializes in treating clients diagnosed with Selective Mutism (SM).
Dr. Douglas received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University, Alhambra. She has training and experience in evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Seeking Safety. Dr. Douglas has a passion working with children and adolescents. She specializes in depression, anxiety, bipolar, trauma, substance use, and working with military families.
After Graduating from CSPP, she worked in the school system for the Department of Defense as a School Psychologist and Guidance Counselor on a military base in Japan. This gave Dr. Douglas the opportunity to provide psychoeducational testing services and assist children and their families through the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and 504-plan processes. Dr. Douglas assisted teachers in finding ways to support children in the classroom. She also provided counseling services to military families and seminars to parents regarding various mental health topics.
Dr. Douglas was the program director at an adolescent treatment center which specializes in assisting adolescents with depression, anxiety, and substance use. She worked closely with the adolescents and their families providing individual, family, and group therapy services to help the teens find ways to be successful at home and in the community.