Compassionate Care, Practical Tools, and Pathways to Growth
Helping children, families, and individuals find their way forward.
Meet Charissa
Charissa Lopez, LPC-S, brings over a decade of experience helping individuals, families, and communities heal and grow. With expertise in trauma recovery, attachment science, and polyvagal theory, she offers a safe, supportive space for real change. Charissa also equips leaders, nonprofits, and schools with practical mental health tools through dynamic, hope-filled trainings.
Choose Your Path
How Can We Help You Today?
Counseling Services
Personalized therapy for children, teens, adults, and families — rooted in compassion and proven methods.
Speaking & Training
Workshops, keynotes, and customized training sessions to empower teams and organizations with mental health tools that make a difference.
Practical Tools for Growth
Download free resources created by Charissa to support emotional resilience, family connection, and personal growth.
Kind Words
Success stories from amazing patients.
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“Charissa Lopez is one of the most skilled and competent therapists I know. I have known her for 10 years and she is skilled in trauma recovery, trained in EMDR, specializing in work with children and family. She leads with compassion and integrity facilitating growth and healing to her clients. I would trust her with my own children and family.”
Charisse V.
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★★★★★
“Charissa is a fantastic LPC. She is highly skilled at connecting with her patients, building trust and her professionalism is superb. I’ve benefited greatly from her counsel and have observed the positive impact she has had on others.”
Richard B.
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★★★★★
“Charissa is an incredible therapist and colleague I have enjoyed working with for years. She cares deeply for her patients, is well informed in her treatment, and works hard to bring deep healing to some of the most complex families. If you are interested in meaningful therapy, I highly recommend her.”
James B.
Free Featured Resources
Practical Tools for Growth
Regulation Pack
Here’s a free resource to help you understand emotional regulation, build resilience, and navigate big feelings with confidence and care.
High-Quality Loving Behaviors
This free resource offers simple, effective ways to build connection and security with your child through everyday moments of love.
Attachment Patterns
This resource helps you identify your attachment style and offers insight to strengthen connection, deepen empathy, and support secure relationships in your family.
Don’t Mom Alone Podcast
In this episode, Charissa Lopez, LPC-S, unpacks how early attachment, childhood experiences, and trauma shape our parenting—and how healing and hope are possible.
“I deeply desire to help the helpers. Wherever we find helpers in our community, let me be someone who comes alongside them to equip them, champion them, and uplift them in the courageous work of loving and serving others well.”
Charissa Lopez, LPC-S
What Sets Charissa Apart
Compassionate Care, Grounded in Science and Heart
Charissa Lopez combines deep clinical expertise with a warm, relatable approach—making complex emotional and relational dynamics easy to understand and apply in everyday life.
"Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul, be just another human soul"
- Carl Jung
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Whether you're seeking personal counseling or powerful training for your team, Charissa is here to help you move forward with confidence.