- Depression and anxiety
- Attachment and relationships
- Trauma-informed care
About Marissa
Marissa Shennan is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress, relationship pain, and grief. She brings a direct, compassionate style and works with clients to set clear goals. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use each week to feel steadier and more capable.
Marissa uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on attachment-focused ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try out new behaviors. Emotionally focused methods and EMDR are offered when trauma and deeper emotional repair are part of the work.
With three years of clinical experience as an LMFT licensed in multiple states, Marissa aims to make therapy straightforward and collaborative. She frames sessions as teamwork and helps clients track small wins between meetings. Her background includes work with both everyday stressors and more complex trauma-related concerns.
People who come to Marissa can expect clear conversations about goals and steps for change. She pays attention to attachment and communication patterns that often drive problems like codependency, abandonment anxiety, and intimacy-related struggles. Practical tools and emotional processing are blended to fit each person's situation.
Sessions are offered in English and are scheduled through the site's Start Therapy process. Prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.
Marissa uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on attachment-focused ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try out new behaviors. Emotionally focused methods and EMDR are offered when trauma and deeper emotional repair are part of the work.
With three years of clinical experience as an LMFT licensed in multiple states, Marissa aims to make therapy straightforward and collaborative. She frames sessions as teamwork and helps clients track small wins between meetings. Her background includes work with both everyday stressors and more complex trauma-related concerns.
People who come to Marissa can expect clear conversations about goals and steps for change. She pays attention to attachment and communication patterns that often drive problems like codependency, abandonment anxiety, and intimacy-related struggles. Practical tools and emotional processing are blended to fit each person's situation.
Sessions are offered in English and are scheduled through the site's Start Therapy process. Prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.