Carissa Sietsema(She/Her/Hers)

Carissa Sietsema is a licensed clinical social worker that focuses on working with adults struggling with anxiety, ocd, depression, and trauma. As a therapist, she believes that everyone is capable of blooming even in the roughest of circumstances, which inspired her to name her private practice Ever Blooming Therapy Services. Some of the struggles that client’s brings into therapy include feelings of worry, intrusive thoughts, guilt, shame, and past pain. These intense emotions often feel like they’re in the driver’s seat controlling life, making if feel exhausting and lacking in meaning.

In sessions, Carissa aims to assist you with regaining control of your life. This can include understanding what your emotions are telling you and unmet needs they signal. Learning new skills to respond to these intense emotions, thus kicking them out of the driver’s seat. Practicing skills and engaging in self-discovery allows one to build meaningful relationships with themselves and others. Ultimately the goal is to help you live a life you value and no longer be held back by this pain and struggle.

Carissa’s robust experience in a variety of settings, which range from working with clients in in-patient treatment to doing in home therapy, has allowed her to understand the importance of a holistic approach. This means looking at how our body, environment, behaviors, and relationships all work together to impact our mental health.

Carissa’s is dedicated to providing a welcoming practice, where individuals feel both safe and validated. Everyone’s experiences are unique and meaningful, therefore no person deserves to have their experiences be dismissed or told they are not severe enough to matter. Online therapy allows therapy to be done in the comfort of one’s home and with more flexibility in scheduling. Evening and weekend sessions are offered to better accommodate busy life.