Marisa Richardson , LCSW

Marisa Richardson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Missouri with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on women's issues alongside common concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. Marisa works to make the first step easier for people who feel unsure about starting therapy.

Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive care. She listens first and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what the client is ready to address.

Marisa uses practical methods to help people manage panic, seasonal mood changes, and social anxiety. She also helps clients handle caregiver stress, workplace strain, and money-related worries. Short-term goals and coping skills are common parts of her work.

Many clients come for help with guilt, forgiveness, isolation, and communication problems. Marisa aims to restore confidence and reduce the daily burden of worry or low mood. She pays attention to how life changes shape emotional health.

When grief or loss is present, she guides people through manageable steps toward healing. The plan always reflects the individual’s circumstances and what they want from therapy. Marisa encourages honesty about needs and limits so therapy stays useful.

Sessions can be structured or open-ended depending on the goal. The focus is on clear, practical conversation and developing skills that people can use between sessions.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Marisa blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to shape online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client's pace to understand what matters most. It is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic attacks, low mood, and issues like social anxiety or seasonal mood shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Marisa collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set short-term aims and adjust the plan as needs change.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can work for quick check-ins or brief skill practice. This range makes it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or busy days.