About Marissa
Marissa Copeland is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana with 10 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, and relationship or life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients feel heard and more confident in day-to-day life.
She blends person-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools to make therapy practical. That means she starts by learning what matters to the client, then works on thoughts and behaviors that get in the way.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and skills that people can use between appointments. Marissa often incorporates solution-focused strategies to help clients find immediate, workable options. This can be useful for specific problems like workplace stress, parenting strain, or navigating grief.
She also weaves in self-esteem and empowerment work across many concerns. Her background includes work in both counseling and clinical settings, supporting people with mood disorders, trauma, and adjustment challenges. Marissa emphasizes respect and sensitivity, avoiding stigmatizing labels while encouraging honest conversation.
In sessions, she aims to build a trusting partnership where clients and counselor set goals together. Treatment plans are adapted to each person’s needs and life situation. The focus is on practical changes that improve daily functioning and long-term well-being.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Marissa uses client-centered work to create a respectful, listening-first space. This approach focuses on the person’s own goals and feelings, and it helps people feel understood before moving toward change.She also relies on cognitive-behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood. CBT gives concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stressful thinking patterns.
Solution-focused techniques are used to identify short-term steps that produce real progress. These strategies help when someone needs targeted, achievable changes for problems like workplace stress or relationship strain.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what works. Clients and therapist work together to find the right mix of tools for the person’s life.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls let people read facial cues and do full sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Alabama
- Languages
- English
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