About Marissa
Marissa Patti-Marshall is a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina. She brings six years of professional experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. Her approach aims to make it easier to talk about what feels overwhelming and to find practical steps forward.
She uses a client-centered style that focuses on listening and validating each person's experience.
Background and approach
That foundation is combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes. Sessions emphasize strengths and realistic goals rather than endless problem talk. Marissa has worked with people facing addiction, housing instability, and major life changes, and she also supports parents and those coping with relationship and family stress.
She pays attention to issues like attachment, adoption and foster care, and grief when they affect daily life. Panic attacks, body image, and self-love are also part of her practice. Her work aims to be practical and collaborative.
Clients can expect clear steps, skill practice, and check-ins about what is and isn’t working. The focus is on building tools that fit into busy lives. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Marissa helps people take the first steps toward feeling more steady and in control.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Marissa blends client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused methods to make online work practical and useful. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people feel heard so they can explore concerns at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety or low mood and testing small changes to see what helps. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on strengths and specific, achievable goals to build momentum and notice progress.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which tools to try first, review progress regularly, and adjust the plan when needed to match real-life demands.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video works well for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These flexible options help people get consistent care without long commutes or complicated scheduling.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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