Charissa D. Pizarro, PsyD Psychological Services LLC

Charissa D. Pizarro, PsyD Psychological Services LLC Psychotherapy services for individuals, children, and families as play therapy and sandtray therapy. Immigration and bariatric evaluations also available.

Psychological and comprehensive educational evaluations also conducted. Se Habla Espanol.

05/13/2026

Trauma is not always what happens to you directly.

Sometimes it comes from what you witness, what your community carries, and what history has left behind.

For marginalized communities, trauma can be personal, generational, and deeply emotional.

Your feelings are valid. Your pain deserves space.

05/12/2026

The body remembers what it had to survive.

Sometimes trauma doesn’t only stay in the memory — it stays in the nervous system, in the body, in the sleepless nights, in the sudden fear, in the moments that don’t make sense to anyone else.

It reminds us that healing is not about “just moving on.”
It’s about helping the body feel safe again.

Therapy, support, and being truly understood can become the beginning of that healing.

Your reactions are not weakness.
They are proof that your body tried to protect you.

Mother’s Day love goes out to every heart this day touches differently. 🤍To those with a complex relationship with their...
05/10/2026

Mother’s Day love goes out to every heart this day touches differently. 🤍

To those with a complex relationship with their mum, those spending the day far away from her, and those honouring a mother who is no longer here.

To mums carrying grief, mothers walking through pregnancy after loss, single mums doing it all, and those hoping with all their heart to become mothers.

To stepmums, foster mums, grandmothers, mother figures, and everyone who shows up each day with a mother’s kind of love.

Today, we hold space for you.
You are seen, loved, and deeply appreciated. 🌷✨

05/09/2026

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

Being first-generation comes with a kind of pressure that is hard to explain.

It is the pressure to succeed, to make the sacrifices “worth it,” to carry family history, and sometimes to stay silent because silence was once survival.

Today, I am sharing part of my Dominican family’s immigration story, the weight of generational trauma, and how silence can be passed down through families, cultures, and systems.

Because before we can heal, we have to understand what we inherited.

Little by little.
One episode at a time.
We begin to tease it apart.

🎙️ Tune in to Mariposa Rising as we explore the intersection of mental health, culture, power, and reclaiming our voice.

What is one belief, silence, or survival pattern you are learning to unlearn?

The wait is over! 🦋Mariposa Rising is officially here — a space where mental health, culture, and power intersect.Join D...
05/08/2026

The wait is over! 🦋

Mariposa Rising is officially here — a space where mental health, culture, and power intersect.

Join Dr. Charissa D. Pizarro for meaningful conversations about healing, identity, systems, and reclaiming your voice.

🎧 Listen or watch now

Something powerful is rising… 🦋✨Mariposa Rising Podcast is coming soon — a space created for honest conversations about ...
05/04/2026

Something powerful is rising… 🦋✨

Mariposa Rising Podcast is coming soon — a space created for honest conversations about mental health, culture, identity, healing, and power.

Hosted by Dr. Charissa D. Pizarro, Afro Latina Clinical Psychologist, CEO, and Non-Profit Founder, this podcast will explore the ways our voices are shaped by the systems around us, the cultures we come from, and the stories we carry within ourselves.

Each conversation is an invitation to reflect, unlearn, heal, and rise with more clarity and courage. Because reclaiming your voice is not just about speaking louder — it’s about understanding your truth, your power, and your place in the world.

🎙️ Premieres May 8

Stay connected, stay curious, and get ready for conversations that will make you think, feel, and rise.

A good therapist should make you feel heard, respected, supported, and emotionally safe — not judged, dismissed, pressur...
05/01/2026

A good therapist should make you feel heard, respected, supported, and emotionally safe — not judged, dismissed, pressured, or pushed past your boundaries. 🚩

Some red flags in therapy may look like:

🍓 Your therapist constantly interrupts or dismisses you
🍓 They make the session about themselves
🍓 They shame, judge, or blame you
🍓 They ignore your boundaries or preferences
🍓 They pressure you to talk about things before you’re ready
🍓 You leave feeling confused, unsafe, or emotionally invalidated
🍓 They cross professional boundaries or make you uncomfortable

A negative therapy experience can feel really discouraging, and it may even make you question whether therapy is “for you.” But one bad experience doesn’t mean all therapy is bad. Sometimes healing also means finding the right person to support you. 🌱🤍

You deserve a therapist who respects your pace, your story, and your boundaries.

Have you ever noticed any red flags in therapy? What would you add to this list? 💬🍓

04/29/2026

Imposter syndrome is the internal experience of feeling like a fraud… 🎭
even when your work, achievements, and impact prove otherwise. 📈✨

It’s not a lack of talent.
It’s a disrupted relationship with how you see yourself. 🧠💭

And for many people — especially those navigating spaces that were never built for them — it’s more than self-doubt.
It’s years of conditioning, comparison, pressure, and feeling like they constantly have to “earn” their place. 🏃‍♂️⚖️📚

You are not an imposter for struggling to see your own worth. ❤️

Sometimes the hardest thing isn’t becoming capable —
it’s believing that you already are. 🌱✨

✨ In a world full of uncertainty, peace isn’t found in controlling everything… it’s found in letting go.You can’t contro...
04/28/2026

✨ In a world full of uncertainty, peace isn’t found in controlling everything… it’s found in letting go.

You can’t control people, timing, or outcomes—but you can control your reactions, your focus, and your energy.

So today, choose peace over pressure.
Let go of what you can’t change, and protect what matters most: your mind. 🧠💛

What are you letting go of today? 👇

Sometimes we know a relationship isn’t right for us—and that alone is enough reason to leave. 💭💔It doesn’t have to be ex...
04/26/2026

Sometimes we know a relationship isn’t right for us—and that alone is enough reason to leave. 💭💔

It doesn’t have to be extremely toxic or clearly abusive for you to choose yourself. Feeling drained, disrespected, or constantly uneasy is already valid. 🌱

But understanding the difference matters:
A toxic relationship may involve unhealthy patterns that can improve with communication or growth.
An abusive relationship is about power, control, and harm—and that’s not something you fix with better communication.

Leaving looks different too:
Toxic → boundaries, conversations, maybe counselling
Abusive → safety plans, distance, protection

Because abuse is not a “communication issue”—it’s a pattern of control. 🚫

At the end of the day, you don’t need to justify leaving.
Your peace is enough. ✨

04/23/2026

Sometimes anxiety, fear, or distrust isn’t just about your own experiences—it can come from what your parents or even grandparents went through 🤍

Trauma can shape the way people think, react, and connect with others 🧠💭 If those patterns aren’t healed, they often get passed down through behavior, environment, and even the way love and stress are expressed in a family 🏠

So you might feel on edge, guarded, or overwhelmed without fully understanding why 😔 It doesn’t mean something is “wrong” with you—it means you might be carrying something that started before you 🧬

The powerful part is this: awareness gives you a choice ✨ When you recognize these patterns, you can work on healing them instead of unconsciously repeating them 🔁

That’s what “breaking the cycle” means—doing the inner work so the next generation doesn’t inherit the same emotional weight 🌱💫

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