- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship dynamics
- Workplace challenges
About Marissa
Marissa Carlani is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, family conflict, and grief. Marissa focuses on young adults and women navigating early-adult pressures such as work stress, social anxiety, and life transitions.
Marissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She helps people talk through communication problems, commitment worries, codependency, and workplace issues. She also supports those coping with blended family concerns, caregiver stress, divorce or separation, and the process of forgiveness.
Sessions include work on self-love, managing guilt and shame, and finding life purpose. Marissa addresses self-harm thoughts and smoking or vaping cessation with direct, step-by-step conversations and coping strategies. Her approach emphasizes building specific skills people can use between sessions.
She aims to help clients improve how they handle relationships and daily pressures. Expect clear discussion of goals, practical tools for communication, and check-ins on progress. Marissa encourages people to practice small, manageable changes outside of sessions to see what works in everyday life.
Marissa provides therapy in English from her New Jersey practice. She does not accept international clients. To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step are used to match people with her for a first session.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Many of the techniques Marissa uses are rooted in evidence-based practice. One common approach focuses on building concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, behavioral experiments, and stepwise exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance. These tools help with social anxiety, workplace triggers, and everyday nervousness.Another approach emphasizes improving communication and relationship patterns by practicing clear requests, setting boundaries, and rehearsing difficult conversations in session. This kind of work often helps with codependency, commitment concerns, and family or blended-family tension.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marissa will talk with each client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try techniques that fit. She collaborates on adjustments if something isn’t helping and tracks progress in follow-up conversations.
The profile does not list specific online formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or another method. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, have shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the need to be on camera for every meeting.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, and related issues listed in her profile such as social anxiety and workplace problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps sessions practical and skill-focused, emphasizing clear goals and steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a practicing Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in New Jersey.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; confirm the current session options before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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