Practitioner record · Checked 5 Nov 2026
Clarissa Ledsome has been in practice 14 years and is licensed in Texas. Clarissa lists addictions, trauma and abuse and eating disorders among 13 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Clarissa's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Clarissa works with
Clarissa lists 3 specialisms and 10 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Clarissa chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Clarissa's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
Hi! I’m glad you’re here. I know reaching out for therapy can feel vulnerable, especially when you’ve spent a long time trying to manage everything on your own. My goal is to create a space where you can show up exactly as you are, feel genuinely heard, and know you don’t have to navigate life’s challenges alone.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) with experience in helping adolescents and adults navigate eating disorders, trauma, addiction and recovery, anxiety, depression, body image, and life transitions. My background includes residential treatment, outpatient care, and private practice, with experience in individual, couples, family, and group therapy.
My approach is warm, compassionate, and collaborative. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and my role is to walk alongside you as we explore what’s holding you back, recognize your strengths, and develop tools that work for you. I understand that sometimes the things we do to cope are the very things that eventually leave us feeling stuck. Together, we can work toward understanding those patterns without judgment and finding healthier ways forward.
As an Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist, I am especially passionate about helping people build a more peaceful relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves. My approach embraces the Health at Every Size® (HAES) model and the All Foods Fit philosophy, focusing on compassion, flexibility, and freedom from shame.
I believe healing isn’t about having everything figured out or getting it right all the time. It’s about learning to give yourself the same grace you so often give others, finding the courage to try something different, and building a life that feels meaningful to you. Wherever you are in your journey, you deserve support, understanding, and a space where you can be authentically yourself. I would be honored to be part of your journey.
Clarissa Ledsome, on the BetterHelp listing · read 5 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Clarissa practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Clarissa's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Clarissa at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Clarissa is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Clarissa.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Clarissa actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Clarissa's - Clarissa has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Clarissa's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 5 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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