Marissa Bracco , LCSW

Marissa Bracco is an LCSW with 15 years of clinical experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, depression, and issues related to identity and intimacy. She works with concerns like grief, parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, burnout, ADHD, and complicated life transitions. Marissa brings a calm, welcoming presence to sessions and focuses on building a strong working relationship from the start.

Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring an individual plan. She blends client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral techniques and draws on mindfulness when it fits a person’s goals. Treatment goals are set together so sessions stay focused on what matters most to the client.

Marissa has spent much of her career in school settings and supporting people through adjustment and crisis, including trauma and abuse and financial strain. That background informs a practical style that balances problem-solving with emotional support. She aims to reduce symptoms and improve daily coping by teaching concrete skills and strategies.

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. She emphasizes a neutral, nonjudgmental stance so people can talk honestly about difficult topics. The plan she creates will match the specific issues a person brings and evolve as progress is made.

People often come for help with family stress, attachment-related concerns, body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and communication problems. Marissa encourages small, achievable steps and stays focused on real-world changes clients can use between sessions.

Approaches and how online therapy works

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping the person set their own goals. It is useful when someone needs a steady, accepting space to work through feelings and decide on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence actions and mood and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving skills to test and reframe thinking patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals and then suggest methods that fit the client’s needs and preferences. That plan can be adjusted over time based on what works and what doesn’t.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues for a fuller conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, short check-ins work well over text or chat, and messaging lets someone reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to choose the format that best supports progress.