Karissa Chisum, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Karissa Chisum, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Family Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
8950 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA
5.00
“Very easy and seamless process to get set up. Karissa was very helpful and thorough in our first visit.”
Highly recommended
100% of patients gave this doctor 5 stars

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5.00
“Very easy and seamless process to get set up. Karissa was very helpful and thorough in our first visit.”
More than 1 year ago

About Karissa Chisum

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Individuals

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Karissa Chisum

Karissa Chisum is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in California who has been practicing since 2023. With a focus on medication management, Karissa seeks to understand each client’s individual needs. Client backgrounds, strengths they may already possess, and challenges they are going through are all taken into account . Karissa builds on these factors with an individualized, patient centered approach. Her training and education bring together medicine and the holistic care of nursing. She understands that many things can affect your mental health. With an integrative and holistic approach, she will seek to understand each aspect of your health including physical, behavioral, emotional, mental, spiritual, and social. Karissa pays special attention to each client’s personal history, specific context, traumatic life experiences and stressful circumstances; all of which she approaches with patience, warmth, and understanding. She offers helpful explanations that facilitate treatment and builds the client’s sense of comfort and trust. Karissa understands that each individual is unique and takes a therapeutic approach in reaching treatment goals. She enjoys working with patients who are looking to gain insight into themselves and improve their quality of life. Karissa is dedicated to providing empathetic, patient centered care. Outside of work, Karissa enjoys staying active, working out, hiking, biking, and trying new foods at different restaurants.

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During the LifeStance onboarding process, we will contact you to collect your payment card information. It’s our policy to collect this information and confirm that it is valid prior to your first appointment so that we can simplify the payment process upon completion of your appointment, especially in the case of a telehealth appointment where the traditional “check-out” process doesn’t occur. Important Note: This provider is not currently bookable for new patients with Medicare or Medicaid coverage.

Popular visit reasons

Anxiety
Anxiety

Office locations

Karissa Chisum, MSN, PMHNP-BC also offers online video visits for patients
LifeStance Health - Southern California (1 of 2)
8950 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
LifeStance Health - Southern California (2 of 2)
1640 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
1 of 2

Education and background

Practice names

NPI number

1558042101

Patient reviews

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Overall rating
5.00
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Very easy and seamless process to get set up. Karissa was very helpful and thorough in our first visit.
Professional and personable. Easy to talk to. Answered all my questions. Everything was great.
Karissa was very pleasant to talk to and I am looking forward to seeing her in the future.
Very helpful, Professional, couldn’t ask for a better option. Truly thankful.
Very helpful, Professional, couldn’t ask for a better option. Truly thankful.
Doctor was nice and thorough. She was easy to talk to. I enjoyed my visit.
Absolutely recommend easy to get the services needed. Professional and kind
Karissa was EXCELLENT! Very professional and personable.
Karissa was pleasant, listened and understood my needs.
Timely, easy interface, efficient, easy to talk to
Caring about their patients
Very professional. Very easy to talk to.
Great person
Karissa is amazing!
Very convenient and helpful!
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Karissa Chisum has 4 office locations, including in Costa Mesa and La Jolla, view full addresses on Karissa Chisum's profile.

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Karissa Chisum speaks English.

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