Karissa Mercado

Karissa Mercado is a therapist who works with complex mental health challenges, focusing on eating disorders, substance abuse, trauma, anxiety, and mood disorders. Mercado brings her expertise to adolescents and adults, honed through experience in top-tier residential treatment facilities.

Mercado's professional journey includes facilitating individual, family, and group therapy in a leading residential eating disorder facility. Her role there sharpened her clinical skills and ability to coordinate multidisciplinary care teams. As a Senior Clinical Therapist in an intensive in-home program, she provided Family Based Treatment for adolescents with Anorexia, adapting her approach across settings and age groups.

Her therapeutic philosophy emphasizes a holistic approach, addressing interconnected aspects of mental health. Mercado continually learns and implements innovative methods, creating a supportive environment. Clients can expect nuanced, effective care in a non judgmental space to explore and grow.