Salisa Garrand , LMHC

Salisa Garrand is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, and trauma. She also supports parents and people dealing with maternal mental health concerns. Salisa brings a calm, straightforward style and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions.

She draws on a trauma-informed outlook that centers safety and pacing. Conversations tend to focus on identifying patterns, building coping tools, and strengthening resilience. Salisa emphasizes each person’s strengths and works together with clients to set realistic goals.

Her work reflects four years of clinical experience in New York as an LMHC, and she uses approaches grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. That means sessions often include skill-building, emotion regulation strategies, and attention to how past experiences shape current reactions.

Clients can expect a supportive space where they are treated as the expert in their own life. Salisa aims to help people talk through painful memories, manage panic or anxiety, and navigate life transitions like postpartum adjustment or separation.

She is direct but compassionate, helping people translate insights into day-to-day changes. Whether addressing low self-esteem, grief, or relationship struggles, the focus is on small, usable steps that lead to greater stability and self-trust.

Therapeutic techniques that translate to online care

Salisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach she uses emphasizes skill development for managing anxiety and panic - clients learn grounding, breathing exercises, and brief behavioral steps to reduce intense symptoms. Another approach centers on trauma-informed work that moves at a person’s pace, helping them process difficult memories and reduce their impact on daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Salisa collaborates with each person to identify goals, try methods that feel right, and adjust plans as needed. That shared process helps match interventions to the client's needs, whether the focus is on parenting stress, postpartum adjustment, or rebuilding self-esteem.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when more direct interaction helps. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when being off camera feels easier. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, tracking progress, and keeping momentum between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while still working with a licensed professional.