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- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief and loss
About Marissa
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with three years of clinical experience, Marissa Carlani focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, grief, and depression. She works primarily with young adults and women to address emotional and interpersonal challenges. Sessions cover communication skills, self-love, social anxiety, and workplace issues.
Marissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. She prefers short, clear conversations that identify practical steps clients can try between sessions. Marissa emphasizes building resilience and repairing relationship patterns through skill practice and reflection.
She supports clients facing blended family issues, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation. Marissa also addresses codependency, commitment concerns, and communication problems that often appear around relationship transitions. Work-related stress and navigating life purpose are common topics in her practice.
Grief, guilt, shame, and forgiveness are addressed directly and concretely. She offers strategies for coping with self-harm urges and for improving self-love over time. Smoking and vaping cessation are approached alongside broader behavior change work when requested.
Sessions are offered in English and are based in New Jersey. International clients are not currently accepted. Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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How her evidence-based methods translate to online work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques she uses focus on practical skills and structured interventions. For example, cognitive-related strategies involve noticing and changing unhelpful thought patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood. These methods help people test new ways of thinking and behavior in everyday situations.Behavioral approaches emphasize small, manageable experiments and habit changes. That can include steps for reducing avoidance, improving sleep, or working toward smoking and vaping cessation. These tactics are goal-focused and measurable over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying methods, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or school commitments and can allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discuss format preferences during the matching questionnaire and first session to choose what will work best for coordination and practical needs.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, and depression, plus related topics like communication problems and workplace issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a practical approach that emphasizes skill building and clear steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working as a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC licensed in New Jersey and maintains practice based in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.