Dr. Carissa Gustafson is a licensed clinical psychologist based in LA. As the author of Reclaim Your Life: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 7 Weeks, she specializes in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people learn skills, such as mindfulness and compassion, to handle difficult thoughts and feelings so they can find freedom from suffering and engage in their life. She further specializes in perinatal psychology supporting clients who are trying to conceive, experiencing reproductive challenges, navigating high-risk pregnancies, those who have experienced pregnancy loss, birth trauma, and/or a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMADs) such as postpartum depression and/or postpartum anxiety. She has advanced training in PMADs from Postpartum Support International and is perinatal mental health certified (PMH-C). In addition to seeing clients, Dr. Gustafson has been an Adjunct Professor and served as an Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
Carissa Gustafson, PsyD, PMH-C
