Marissa Herrera, LPC

Marissa Herrera is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and identity challenges. She focuses on practical steps that people can take right now to feel more like themselves. Her style is collaborative and direct, aimed at helping clients make changes that fit their lives.

She believes people are in control of their own lives and uses that belief to guide sessions. Marissa draws on solution-focused ideas and motivational interviewing to build momentum and clarify goals. She also uses cognitive strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and EMDR for trauma processing when appropriate.

Sessions are geared toward finding what works for each person. Marissa helps clients name clear priorities, test small changes, and notice what shifts. She works with people on relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career decisions, and life transitions as well as mood and attention challenges.

Her approach emphasizes personal values and practical skills. That can mean experiments between sessions, short-term goal planning, or deeper trauma work depending on need. Marissa has eight years of experience in the mental health field and draws on that background to tailor treatment plans.

People who want a collaborative, goal-oriented counselor often find her approach a good fit. She invites clients to take an active role in shaping their work together and supports them as they test new ways of coping and relating.

Approaches that translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear on their values and take meaningful steps even when emotions feel overwhelming. It is practical for managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, which can be useful for stress, mood, and attention concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related distress when that work is needed.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals, symptoms, and comfort level. That may mean short-term solution-focused work, cognitive tools between sessions, or trauma processing over a longer course of care.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, save travel time, or have shorter check-ins when schedules require. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in virtual settings, and the focus is on useful strategies and steady progress rather than a single technique.