About Marissa
Marissa Herrera is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and works with clients who want practical steps to feel more like themselves again. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and believes clients lead their own change.
That means she listens first, then offers clear tools to test between sessions. Her style blends practical problem solving with attention to values and motivation.
Background and approach
Marissa uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused approaches. She also uses EMDR for processing past events when appropriate. These approaches are used to reduce overwhelm, shift unhelpful thinking, and build skills for everyday life.
Her experience includes eight years in diverse behavioral health settings in Georgia. That background informs a down-to-earth approach to counseling and coaching. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change next and how to make small, doable steps toward that goal.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, goal planning, and practical homework they can try between meetings. Marissa aims to help people challenge limiting beliefs, strengthen coping skills, and reconnect with priorities. She offers sessions in English and works with adults who want to improve mood, focus, relationships, or work-life balance.
How Marissa's approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that align with those values. It helps when someone feels stuck or pulled in different directions and wants to live more intentionally. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and focus challenges. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process and reduce the emotional intensity of past events; it can help when trauma memories interfere with day-to-day functioning.Finding the right fit often takes a few conversations. The therapist will work together with clients to pick approaches that match their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. That collaborative decision-making means techniques can be adjusted over time if something isn't working.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a face-to-face style session, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or shorter coaching-style work. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work and family schedules and to continue momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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