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Marissa Bracco

Supportive family-focused LCSW

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Marissa

Marissa Bracco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Her tone in sessions is calm and welcoming, and she aims to build rapport quickly so parents feel heard.

Sessions tend to be nonjudgmental and practical, with attention to what matters most for each family. She spent much of her career working in schools and with children and families.

Background and approach

That background gives her experience with ADHD, autism, mood disorders, and behavior challenges that affect home life. She has also supported people facing financial strain, major life changes, and abuse or trauma. Her style blends client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral techniques.

Client-centered therapy means she follows what a client brings and collaborates on goals. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to identify thoughts and habits that keep problems going, and then try new skills to change them. Mindfulness tools are introduced when helpful to reduce stress and improve focus.

Treatment plans are individualized, so parents and caregivers help shape goals and steps. The work is practical and aimed at day-to-day improvements. Marissa practices in Florida and holds the LCSW license FL LCSW SW15774.

She communicates in English and offers sessions using video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the client and follows their agenda. The therapist listens closely, offers reflection, and works with parents to set goals that feel relevant to family life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves spotting unhelpful thoughts and patterns and trying simple, practical exercises to change them. It is often used for anxiety, mood, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the issues at hand and help decide which approaches to try together. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful for the client and family.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for busy caregivers and make it easier to fit sessions into school and work schedules. They also allow follow-up between meetings through messaging, which can help maintain progress between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Marissa help with?
She works with parenting and family issues as well as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, and ADHD among other areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is calm, welcoming, and nonjudgmental. She focuses on building rapport and creating practical steps that fit each family's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience, much of it in school settings working with children and families, and has supported people with mood, behavior, and adjustment challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - with license FL LCSW SW15774 and she practices in Florida.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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