- Strengths based
- Practical skills
- Collaborative
About Clarissa
Clarissa Wadley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania. She has seven years of clinical experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life transitions. Clarissa emphasizes a strengths-based view that positions each person as the expert of their own story. She offers steady support as people take the first steps toward more satisfying and manageable lives.
Her work often centers on practical skills and clear conversations. Clarissa helps people identify patterns that contribute to worry, isolation, or repeated conflict. She supports clients in building better boundaries, managing strong emotions, and shifting unhelpful relationship dynamics. Codependency, attachment struggles, and abandonment concerns are among the topics she addresses.
Clarissa brings experience helping caregivers handle stress and burnout, and she works with people dealing with guilt, shame, and difficulty forgiving themselves or others. She also addresses social anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, and challenges tied to prejudice and discrimination. Sessions aim to clarify personal values and small steps toward change.
Her approach treats therapy as a collaborative process. She listens first, then helps shape goals that feel realistic. Clarissa encourages practical experiments between sessions so clients can test new ways of relating and coping.
People who choose her can expect straightforward, respectful talk focused on measurable progress. She uses her seven years of practice to guide conversations and tailor support to each person’s needs.
How evidence-based techniques guide remote care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques generally include methods that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building new skills. For example, cognitive approaches help people notice thought patterns that feed anxiety or depression and practice different ways of thinking to reduce distress. Skills-focused work helps people build boundary-setting, emotion regulation, and communication habits that can improve daily life and relationships.Another common approach emphasizes understanding attachment and relationship patterns. This work looks at how early experiences shape expectations in relationships and then tests new ways of connecting that reduce isolation and codependent behaviors. It can help people feel more steady in relationships and make clearer choices about needs and limits.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which techniques match a person’s goals and preferences. That means adjusting methods over time and trying small experiments so clients can see what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy lives. It also allows people to have focused conversations without commuting, and can make shorter check-ins or follow-ups simpler to arrange. Licensed professionals can use remote work to support skill practice between sessions and to track progress over time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include codependency, attachment and abandonment issues, and communication problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens to each person’s story, highlights strengths, and works on concrete steps to reduce distress and improve relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds seven years of professional experience providing mental health support in clinical settings.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.