Terisa Berger, LCSW

Terisa Berger is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California with eight years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and major life changes. Her approach is straightforward and warm, aimed at making it easier to talk about difficult feelings and find practical steps forward.

She creates a nonjudgmental space where people can say what they really think and feel. Sessions tend to focus on what matters most right now, with room to notice patterns that keep problems going. Terisa blends clear listening with down-to-earth strategies so clients can try small changes between meetings.

Terisa uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s pace and priorities. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy help people find motivation and set concrete goals when they feel stuck.

She has supported people coping with abandonment, attachment challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, commitment and control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, jealousy, and post-traumatic stress. Her work also covers communication problems and mood disorders.

Terisa speaks English and practices in California. She encourages those ready to take a first step to reach out and use a brief matching process to find a good fit. The focus is practical support and steady guidance while people work toward clearer choices and calmer days.

How Terisa’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Terisa commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what the person says matters most, which helps people feel heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Terisa will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. She adjusts the plan over time based on what is helpful and what feels doable for the client.

Session options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people use sessions from different locations. This flexibility helps people maintain momentum while working on stress, relationship concerns, grief, jealousy, and other issues without requiring major schedule changes.