Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Marissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Idaho
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marissa
Marissa Shennan is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She works with adults facing grief, loss, addiction, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions. Her manner is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.
Marissa blends conversational, client-centered work with structured tools. Sessions often focus on skills you can use between meetings - breathing, grounding, communication steps, and thought tracking.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches that address how early relationships affect current feelings and patterns. Clients can expect a calm, steady presence and a focus on real problems. Marissa keeps goals concrete and measurable, then checks in on progress regularly.
She describes therapy as a joint effort where the client’s priorities guide each step. Her methods include attachment-informed ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, and EMDR for trauma-related concerns. These tools are chosen to match the difficulty presented - from mood and anger to trauma and relationship repair.
The therapist adapts methods to each person rather than using one fixed plan. Marissa is licensed as an LMFT in California and Idaho and works with people via online formats. She has three years of documented experience as an LMFT in her current practice.
She provides sessions in English and does not take international clients.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Marissa lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
How her approaches translate to online work
Marissa uses attachment-informed therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. This approach helps people understand why they feel stuck in anger or relationship cycles and supports rebuilding healthier ways of connecting.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes because it pairs thinking work with clear, doable tasks.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Marissa works together with each person to decide which methods fit best. That collaboration means plans are adjusted by client goals, preferences, and progress over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation for EMDR work or emotionally focused moments. Phone calls can be a simpler check-in when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework review, or when someone needs flexible timing. These options increase access and let people choose the format that best supports their work.
Questions people ask about Marissa
What concerns does Marissa help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, grief, addictions, parenting strain, and self-esteem issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps clients can use between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
Marissa has three years of documented experience as an LMFT in her current work and draws on earlier clinical practice to shape sessions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - licensed in California and Idaho, and practices from Idaho.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for remote work.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a session?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.