• Master of Arts, Marriage & Family Therapy – Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN 
• Master of Business Administration – California State University, San Marcos, CA 
• Bachelor of Arts, Sociology – Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA  
• Chi Sigma Iota 
• American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists 
• Tennessee Association of Marriage & Family Therapists 
• American Counseling Association 

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression and Suicide 
• Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Attachment-based Interventions to Treat Trauma, Anxiety & Depression 
• Trauma Treatment with EMDR, CBT & Somatic-Based Interventions 
• Covey Leadership 
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Discovery 
• Gallup Engagement  
• DISC Training for Better Teamwork 

Charissa has been married since 2000 and is the mother of a teenage daughter.

She enjoys going to musical theater productions and concerts with her daughter, watching soccer with her husband, reading, and gardening.