About Marissa
Marissa Gurello is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and self-esteem concerns. She works with adults, adolescents, and children to talk through challenges and find practical next steps. Her tone is warm and straightforward, aimed at people who may feel nervous about starting therapy.
Marissa builds sessions around collaboration and strengths. She asks about what is already working, and what small changes a person wants to try.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and doable skills rather than long lectures. Her approach blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral methods. That means she pays close attention to a person's experience while suggesting ways to test out different thoughts and behaviors.
She tailors the plan to each person's needs and pace. Marissa also pays attention to relationships and attachment concerns. She helps people untangle communication problems, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, and issues around self-love and impulsivity.
She offers a calm space to practice new ways of relating to others and to oneself. Many people come for help with social anxiety or phobia and for women's issues. Marissa encourages steady progress and small experiments in daily life.
She invites clients to take the lead on goals while offering feedback and support along the way.
How Marissa’s approaches work online
Marissa uses a mix of client-centered listening and practical cognitive behavioral methods. Client-centered work focuses on understanding a person's perspective, reflecting feelings, and helping people feel heard so they can try new behaviors. Cognitive behavioral techniques involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in daily routines to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and adjust that plan as progress is made. The emphasis is on teamwork and small, measurable steps rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video is useful for more in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or face-to-face interaction is difficult. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coping strategies, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to try techniques in real life between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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