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PCSW

Larissa Skinner

Provisional Clinical Social Worker

About Larissa

Larissa believes that every person possesses innate strengths and resilience, even when life's challenges make it difficult to see them. Her role as a therapist is to help clients reconnect with their own capacity for growth and healing.

With training in Brainspotting, DBT, CBT, ACT, and Solution-Focused therapy, Larissa offers a diverse toolkit to meet each client's unique needs. She takes a systems-based approach, understanding that individuals exist within complex networks of relationships and circumstances that affect their well-being.

Larissa is particularly passionate about empowering clients to take an active role in their healing journey. She creates a collaborative therapeutic environment where clients feel supported in discovering their own solutions and building lasting change.

Therapeutic Approach

Larissa takes a collaborative, strengths-based approach to therapy. She believes that clients are the experts on their own lives, and her role is to provide guidance, support, and evidence-based tools to help them navigate challenges and achieve their goals. By focusing on existing strengths and building new skills, she helps clients develop lasting resilience.

Drawing from her training in multiple therapeutic modalities, Larissa tailors her approach to each client's unique needs and preferences. She may integrate elements of Brainspotting for trauma processing, DBT skills for emotional regulation, CBT techniques for thought patterns, or ACT practices for values-based living. This flexible approach ensures that therapy is always responsive to what each client needs most.

Areas of Expertise

Trauma & Brainspotting
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Family Systems Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Education & Credentials

Master of Social Work (MSW)
Provisional Clinical Social Worker (PCSW)
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner

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