Dr. Marissa Goldman , LCSW

Dr. Marissa Goldman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps women who feel stretched thin. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting strain, and the steady exhaustion that comes from holding everything together. Many people she sees are accomplished and capable, yet unsure how to rest or ask for help.

She guides people through burnout, identity shifts, and patterns that keep them stuck. She supports those learning to name their needs and to move beyond perfectionism. She also works with people processing past trauma and building self-love.

Her practical approach centers on connection and real-life change. Sessions are grounded and human, with attention to the stories clients carry about themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the primary methods she uses to help people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.

Dr. Goldman has six years of clinical experience and holds the LCSW credential. She practices with an eye toward everyday functioning and clearer choices rather than jargon or tests. Her work often includes coaching elements to support goal-setting and skill practice.

Clients meet her from Minnesota and she conducts sessions in English. She offers multiple online formats to fit different schedules and needs. If someone wants to begin, they fill out a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment according to availability.

How CBT meets online therapy for everyday life

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow from them. In short sessions people learn simple experiments and practical skills to test thoughts, shift routines, and reduce anxiety or low mood. This approach is useful for stress, perfectionism, and managing parenting strain.

She also uses relational, human-centered work alongside CBT to help people notice patterns learned from relationships and past experiences. That helps when someone is trying to change how they respond in close relationships or to long-running stress. Together these approaches aim to produce small, realistic changes people can practice between sessions.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan over time based on what is actually helping.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a fuller conversation and skill work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can fit short check-ins or busy days. These options make it simpler to keep therapy working around work, parenting, and life demands.