Clarissa Mulligan Attara

Dr. Clarissa Mulligan Attara (she/her), Ph.D. is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey, Florida, and Pennsylvania, aLicensed Clinical Drug and Alcohol Counselor (LCADC) in New Jersey and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York. Dr. Attara is an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) and a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS). She has her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. Attara has experience as a clinical director in New Jersey at substance use treatment facilities and as a supervisor in adolescent mental health facilities. She also is as a co-owner of Grace and Healing Psychotherapy, a group practice providing individual counseling services to adolescents, adults,families and couples. Aside from addictions, she specializes in trauma and with clients in the LGBTQIA+ community. Most recently she has sought trainings in couples work with EFCT, and treating neurodivergence within the maternal mental health realm. Dr. Attara is certifiedin EMDR and is a Consultant-In-Training with EMDRIA. She is trained in a fairly new therapy: Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). She is a trainer at the New Jersey Prevention Network (NJPN) in the Clinical Training and Workforce Development department. Dr. Attara is an adjunct faculty member in the MACP program at Yorkville University. She has presented at the national and international level and is working on several publications related to multicultural and addictions topics.