Marissa Gurello
Compassionate, practical support for families and parents
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Marissa
Marissa Gurello is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts. She works with parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, family conflicts, relationship concerns, and self-esteem struggles. She aims to create a straightforward, calm space where people can talk about what’s hard and take steps forward.
Her approach is collaborative and strength-focused. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a client-centered way of working to help clients identify patterns and try practical changes.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that feel doable in everyday life. Marissa has four years of clinical experience working with adults, adolescents, and children. That background informs how she adapts techniques to each person’s situation and developmental stage.
She pays attention to attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and communication difficulties when those issues come up. Common themes she addresses include guilt and shame, impulsivity, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues. Marissa also supports work on building self-love and improving relationship skills.
Her aim is to help people gain tools they can use outside of sessions. Beginning therapy can feel uncertain, and Marissa emphasizes a personable, supportive process. She works with clients to set clear, realistic goals and to track small steps toward those goals.
Sessions are offered in English and structured to fit individual needs.
Therapeutic techniques and how they translate online
Marissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered practices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to test new ways of thinking. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and adapting sessions to each person’s needs, helping people feel heard and understood.She also pays attention to attachment-related patterns in relationships, which can help when family dynamics or caregiver stress are central concerns. This work looks at how early relationships affect current reactions and communication, and then practices small, concrete changes in how people relate to each other.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. That way sessions stay focused on what matters most to the client and can be adjusted as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to continue work between meetings. Many clients find that different formats help at different times, and Marissa can use the mix that suits each person’s life and goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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