- Strengths based
- Skill focused
- Trauma aware
About Marissa
Marissa O'Connor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, depression, and the strain of caregiving. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence for those who feel overwhelmed. Her focus includes trauma, relationship worries, eating and body-image concerns, parenting challenges, and difficulties with attention and impulse control.
Marissa describes therapy as a team effort. She listens first, then works with each person to set small, practical goals. Sessions usually emphasize skills people can use between meetings, like emotion regulation, sleep strategies, and problem-solving. She brings seven years of clinical experience in a range of settings to that work.
Her style is grounded in a strengths-based perspective. That means she looks for existing abilities and builds on them. Marissa adapts interventions to each person's needs rather than using a single formula. The tools she draws on include client-centered conversations, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
People who come to her for help may be coping with trauma, panic, seasonal mood shifts, or compassion fatigue from caregiving or first-responder roles. She also supports those working through life changes, parenting stress, or disordered eating patterns. Marissa practices in New York and works in English.
For a clear first step she asks visitors to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Marissa uses client-centered methods that focus on the person's own goals and strengths. In plain terms this means the therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps clients decide what matters most to change. This approach helps with motivation, sleep habits, and everyday stress.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and routines affect mood and sleep. CBT offers concrete steps such as adjusting daily schedules, testing unhelpful thoughts, and practicing new habits to reduce anxiety and improve rest. Dialectical behavior therapy contributes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and steadying intense reactions that can interfere with sleep and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marissa will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing skills-based practice with reflective, client-centered conversations so the plan fits daily life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, cut down travel time, and allow for brief check-ins or longer sessions depending on what the client needs. That flexibility can help people maintain consistency while working on sleep, stress, and coping strategies.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Marissa focus on?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep and eating issues, relationship problems, parenting stress, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then uses goal-setting, skills practice, and tailored interventions from client-centered work, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working in a variety of settings with people facing trauma, mood difficulties, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices there.
Which languages are supported for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid and what about cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.