Marissa Herrera, LPC

Marissa Herrera is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse. She works with clients who are navigating identity questions, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction, ADHD, and other life transitions. Her style aims to be collaborative and grounded so people can take active steps toward feeling more like themselves.

She favors practical, goal-oriented methods that match each person's needs. Marissa draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build a plan together. Sessions focus on identifying what matters to the client, challenging unhelpful thinking, and practicing new behaviors in daily life.

With eight years of experience in multiple settings across the mental health field, she has worked with a variety of people and concerns. Marissa emphasizes a client-directed approach, believing people are in control of their own lives and can learn skills to manage symptoms and move forward.

She pays attention to cultural and gender identity issues and supports clients who want to explore those areas alongside anxiety, mood, or adjustment difficulties. Marissa aims to help clients reconnect with their strengths, test new ways of coping, and set achievable goals.

To begin, she asks people to clarify their priorities and values so therapy stays focused and practical. Her approach blends short-term problem solving with deeper work on beliefs and habits that get in the way of change.

Online approaches that focus on goals and healing

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take steps toward those values. It teaches practical moves for living with hard thoughts and emotions while still moving toward chosen goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people practice different thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact by working through the memory while using guided bilateral stimulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss client goals, past experiences, and preferences and recommend techniques that fit. Decisions about which method to use are collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around work, and offering flexible scheduling. It also lets people use visual tools, worksheets, and real-time exercises during conversations to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR for remote work so therapy stays focused on real-world changes.