Dr. Charisma Houston
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
I offer compassion, genuine connection, and an open-minded perspective to explore life's challenges with you.
My mission is to create a space filled with freedom to vent (e.g., when you say, “That sh*t got me tight,” you don’t need to explain) without judgement, acknowledge intersecting perspectives and experiences, help you break unhealthy traditions, talk through choices aligned with your growth, and offer an authentic person-centered approach to healing. Here at The Charisma Collective Therapy Services, LLC, we will work with you to help you develop the strategies you need to get back on the path that leads to happiness, peace and success. Together, we will work to address the issues you are facing so that you can climb out of those woods confident and ready to take on a new direction in life. We will work closely to analyze what struggles you are facing, their underlying causes, and try to change the behaviors and thought patterns that are keeping you from being the person you want to be.
Practice hours (MDT)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Anxiety
- Burnout
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Women's Issues
Age groups
- Children (under 10)
- Preteens (10-12)
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Body positivity
- Immigrants
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who are deaf or hearing impaired
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People with disabilities
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Couples Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Coaching
- Humanistic Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Play Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Training
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$30 — $140per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Arizona
- Cigna – Arizona
- United HealthCare – Arizona
- Sliding scale
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Health Savings Account
- Online
- Other
Credentials
Licenses
LMFT
AZBBHE
15409, Arizona
Certificates
Brainspotting Level 1 Certified
John Edwards
I've completed Level 1 of Brainspotting with John Edwards.
Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist
AZ Trauma Institute
Trauma informed provider
DIPAclm
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle medicine, whole body health perspective
Education
University of Southern Mississippi
Master of Science in Family Therapy, 2016
Arizona State University
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), 2020
I studied integrated healthcare and obtained my DBH from ASU.
Publications
An Integrated Behavioral Health Approach to Noncommunicable Disease in Cambodia
2021, Journal of Nursing and Public Safety