About Marisa
Marisa Richardson is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 25 years of practice in Missouri. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She also supports those coping with grief, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes.
Marisa keeps conversations straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then tailors a plan with practical steps that fit each person’s situation. She aims to make sessions feel like a steady, nonjudgmental place to sort through trouble and set small goals.
Background and approach
Her work often targets immediate problems like panic attacks, social anxiety, or seasonal sadness. She also helps people manage ongoing strains such as caregiving stress, workplace pressure, and money worries. Topics like guilt, forgiveness, and loneliness are addressed with calm attention and realistic strategies.
Marisa uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. That can mean noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, practicing mindful ways to reduce reactivity, or focusing on clear, short-term goals. The emphasis is on skills you can use between sessions.
She believes starting therapy is a brave move and aims to make the process as simple as possible. Conversations are collaborative, and plans change as progress is made. Marisa helps people break problems into manageable steps and build more steady routines.
How Marisa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience first. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around your concerns and goals to build trust and direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Marisa will discuss what feels most useful and try strategies in session to see what fits. This is a collaborative process that adapts as needs and goals change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets you speak face-to-face from wherever you are. Phone sessions use less data and can be easier when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when a written format helps you process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules, helping people keep consistent progress.
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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