About
Hello, I'm Marissa. I have a passion for working with adult individuals and couples, as well as those that are within the military service community. I maintain a foundation of cultural sensitivity that welcomes individuals of all faith, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation backgrounds. I have gained experience working with children, teens, families, and couples in a variety of settings, including outpatient, intensive-outpatient and partial-hospitalization programs. I utilize a client-centered and collaborative approach in my work, which emphasizes that your experience makes you the expert in your life's journey. I integrate a variety of modalities into my practice, including: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I have gained additional EFT training through the EFT Externship, a highly effective and research-based approach to therapy. I believe my major role as a therapist is to walk alongside clients on this journey, providing tools, techniques and guidance regarding past, present and future experiences. In order to guide clients effectively, I emphasize personalizing treatment to create a safe space to connect with and empower clients to discover their needs and inner strengths.
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| Qualifications: | Chapman University |
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| Academic Suffixes: | AMFT |
| Expertise: | Adoption, Anger Management, Anxiety, Career Counseling, Codependency, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Disturbance, Other, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Other, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans, Women |
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