Marissa Carlani
Practical, research-based support for family and relationships
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Marissa
Marissa Carlani is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, evidence-based support. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or family concerns. Marissa aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for everyday life.
She offers a calm, non-judgmental space where clients can talk through communication problems, commitment worries, and issues that come up during life transitions. Marissa pays attention to how workplace stress and social anxiety show up day to day.
Background and approach
She emphasizes small, manageable steps toward feeling more capable and connected. With three years of clinical experience as an LPC in New Jersey, Marissa uses methods grounded in research to guide sessions. Her work often involves building stronger self-understanding, practicing healthier interaction patterns, and addressing feelings like guilt, shame, and loss.
She also supports people facing blended family issues, caregiver stress, and codependency concerns. Sessions cover practical skills such as smoking or vaping cessation strategies, improving communication, and strengthening self-love. Marissa also helps with forgiveness work and exploring life purpose.
Her style is collaborative and focused on what the client wants to change. Therapy with Marissa moves at a client's pace and centers on clear goals. People leave sessions with specific tools to try between meetings, and the plan gets adjusted as needs shift.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Evidence-based techniques are central to Marissa's work. Cognitive-based methods focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with real-life practice to reduce anxiety and low mood. These techniques help people notice thoughts that increase stress and try new responses that feel more helpful.Behavioral strategies emphasize small, concrete steps such as exposure tasks for social anxiety or habit changes for smoking and vaping cessation. These practical actions build confidence and create measurable progress between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and challenges and then try methods that match the client's needs. That plan is adjusted over time based on what helps most, and clients are invited to give feedback throughout the process.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. These formats let people fit therapy into busy days, practice skills in real settings, and check in between longer meetings. The range of options supports flexibility while keeping the focus on achievable progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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