Hi, I’m Charisse.

My path has rarely moved in a straight line. It has taken me from financial restructuring and credit trading in New York to research labs, seminary classrooms, and addiction recovery settings. Across these experiences, I have become increasingly interested in how people understand themselves within their work, and how relationships and organizational systems shape that process.

I understand counselor development as a process of formation. It involves learning clinical skills, but it also involves becoming more aware of how we relate, respond, and use ourselves in the work. This understanding connects my interests in supervision, trauma-informed practice, leadership, gatekeeping, and spiritual integration. Through Unsupervised, I continue exploring these questions in conversation with others.

Colorado Christian University · Jun 2025–May 2028 (anticipated). My dissertation focuses on counselors transitioning into leadership, using classic grounded theory.

Dallas Theological Seminary · Aug 2021–May 2024 · Summa cum laude.

Columbia University · Aug 2019–May 2021 · Summa cum laude.

New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business · Aug 2011–Dec 2014 · Cum laude.

I’m President and Founder of Grace Giving Globally, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and Leadership and Advocacy Chair of the SACES Graduate Student Committee. I also serve in English conversation and community-building with female refugees at Northwest Community Center in Dallas.

Assistant Vice President · Barclays Capital, Special Situations and Distressed Credit Trading · October 2016–April 2018. I co-managed stressed and distressed investment positions, developed financial analyses, and negotiated with counterparties and internal stakeholders.

Financial Restructuring Analyst · Houlihan Lokey · July 2014–October 2016. I supported Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings with cash flow forecasts, valuation analyses, and recovery models.