Carisa Galloway

I am from Washington state originally. I have lived in Texas since 2007. I chose therapy as a career because I love watching people succeed. I received my Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2017 from Walden University. I worked at a private practice, group practice, and nonprofit during my post-graduate experience. This provided me a wide range of individuals to work with which enhanced my knowledge base and experience. This experience has solidified my eclectic approach in therapy. I work hard to provide unconditional positive regard and help the client view his or her choices, and then compare and contrast them to the client's thoughts, beliefs, past experiences, and perspectives. The therapy process can be challenging, but without that challenge there is no change. I believe how we view life impacts our reactions and responses to what happens to us. Working on our own perspectives can help immensely when working through life's traumas and challenges.

I believe everything happens for a reason. Whether good or bad, we learn from every experience in life. But, learning from something is dependent on so many different factors. Our perspective, personality, past experience effects, etc. Sometimes what happens to us leaves a physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental scar. When that happens the scar can become a barrier to needed change. It's like Mary Poppins said about the children's father - some people can't see past the end of their nose. When we feel or think in a negative way, we are blocked from objective thinking. We see only what is in our head. We see only to the end of our own nose. This is where getting help is needed. We need that other person, that neutral view, that external appraisal person to let us know what is really going on. It could be we need to change a behavior. It could be we need to forgive. It could be we need boundaries. Regardless, we need another person to give honest, realistic help.