About Marissa
Marissa Cox is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people manage stress, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, parenting pressures, relationship and family concerns, career transitions, and ADHD-related challenges. She uses a warm, interactive approach and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Marissa keeps sessions straightforward and respectful.
Conversations are tailored to each person’s situation, and she avoids labels that get in the way of progress.
Background and approach
Her manner is compassionate and aimed at helping people feel heard and capable of change. In sessions she often works on problem-solving, coping skills, and ways to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to break down issues into manageable pieces and build usable tools for everyday life.
Marissa has seven years of experience as an LCSW and a longer background in mental health work. That experience informs how she structures sessions and sets realistic goals with people who want clearer routines and less overwhelm.
She supports people dealing with life transitions like divorce and career shifts, as well as those coping with guilt, shame, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose. Marissa aims to help each person find steps they can actually use between sessions. Her style blends active listening with hands-on strategies so clients leave sessions with a plan.
She focuses on small, sustainable changes that add up over time.
Using CBT and practical tools in online sessions
Marissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and changing them through doable exercises. CBT breaks problems into smaller parts so people can try new behaviors and notice what works for them, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and ADHD-related challenges.Her approach is collaborative - she works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and daily life. Together they decide which strategies to try, adjust methods as needed, and track progress over time so the plan fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel and fuller interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief exchanges when a full session isn't possible. These options help therapy fit into work, parenting, and busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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