Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Marissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marissa
Marissa Bracco is an LCSW with 15 years of hands-on experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She supports clients dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, LGBTQ concerns, sleep and eating issues, and career transitions. Her tone is calm and welcoming, and she focuses on building rapport before moving into problem-solving.
She spent much of her career in school settings, working alongside children and families and with people diagnosed with conditions such as ADHD and autism.
Background and approach
That background shaped a practical approach to everyday struggles and major life changes. Marissa keeps language plain and steps clear so people know what to expect from sessions. Marissa blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
She draws on mindfulness practices when they fit the client’s needs, and uses trauma-focused techniques where past harm affects current life. Plans are tailored to each person’s goals rather than a one-size-fits-all program. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented.
Marissa listens first, then helps set small, doable steps toward change. She also includes solution-focused strategies to help people find immediate, practical options when life feels overwhelming. Her work is straightforward and neutral in tone.
She strives to be nonjudgmental and supportive while guiding people through coping, self-esteem, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and other everyday and complex issues.
What Marissa works with
Everything Marissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marissa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marissa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for Online Work and What They Do
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful working relationship. It helps people feel heard and understood so they can set their own goals and move at a comfortable pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new actions, which can be useful for anxiety, anger, low mood, and sleep or eating concerns.
Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These practices can help with stress, emotional regulation, and coping with intrusive memories after trauma.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. If something isn’t helping, they will adjust the plan together.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when a shorter interaction fits a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Marissa
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, grief, sleep and eating concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and welcoming. She focuses on building rapport, staying neutral and nonjudgmental, and working collaboratively on goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has 15 years of experience, much of which was spent in school settings and working with children and families, and with people experiencing trauma, mood concerns, and neurodiversity.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and is based in Florida.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible ways to connect.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.