Who We Are
Karissa and Phil started Roots & Branches Counseling, LLC as a way to address gaps in the growing need for consistent, effective, and skilled mental health therapists in the community who are passionate about providing mental health care to people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Karissa provides individual and family therapy with adolescents and adults.
She has experience working with various mental and behavioral health issues including depression, anxiety, trauma including abuse and PTSD, dissociative disorders, ADHD, eating disorders, self-harming, suicidal ideation, addiction, relationship issues, life transitions, grief and loss, adolescent issues, and increasing supportive care for the LGBTQ+ community.
In her free time, Karissa loves to get outdoors, hike around the cascade lakes and high desert, paddle board, kayak, draw and paint, spend time with her daughters and keep her dog and cat out of trouble around the house.
Phil provides individual therapy with adolescents and adults.
He has experience working with a wide variety of mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, chronic stress, burnout, reactions to trauma including PTSD and dissociative disorders, internal conflict, attachment issues, relationship issues and family dynamics, identity issues, existential depression and anxiety, shame, addiction, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and more.