- Guilt and shame
- Self esteem
- Life transitions
About Marissa
Marissa Belanger is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and mood concerns including depression and ADHD. She also focuses on grief, relationship and family tension, self-esteem, and issues around control, fertility, guilt and shame.
Marissa structures sessions so people can talk plainly about what feels heavy. She listens for patterns that keep someone stuck and helps identify small, practical steps to change them. Conversations often cover how daily habits, expectations, and relationships affect mood and behavior.
When someone is facing a big life change she helps them sort priorities and adjust routines. For parents she offers ways to manage stress while balancing caregiving demands and personal needs. For people carrying guilt or shame she helps name the feelings and look at how those feelings shape decisions and relationships.
Her work uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at building self-awareness and steady coping skills. Sessions blend reflection with concrete strategies so people leave with things to try between meetings. Marissa encourages simple experiments that test whether new approaches fit day-to-day life.
People meet with her to untangle specific problems and to create clearer plans for moving forward. She practices in Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English. To begin, the site guides prospective clients through a matching questionnaire and scheduling process.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Marissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding how thoughts and behaviors affect daily life. One common approach is cognitive-style work that looks at thinking patterns and tests small behavior changes; this helps when anxiety, guilt, or low self-esteem get in the way of everyday tasks. Another approach emphasizes coping skills and practical routines to manage mood and stress, which can be useful for grief, depression, ADHD, and life transitions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with the client to decide which techniques fit current needs, goals, and preferences. That shared planning makes it easier to try strategies and adjust them if they do not feel helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it simpler to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care while helping clients apply new skills in day-to-day settings.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship and family tension, and issues like control, fertility, guilt and shame.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based techniques and combines reflection with practical steps. Sessions focus on identifying patterns and trying small changes between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a licensed clinician working with a range of mood and life-transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an MA and is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What are the session formats she uses?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How are costs and first steps handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the site matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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