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Meet your therapist

I'm Marissa (she/her), and I identify as bisexual. I grew up in the Bay Area and have lived in Denver since 2020. My interest in mental health started in own firsthand experience of attending therapy as a client. The experience was life-changing. I wanted to help others in the way my therapist helped me: to feel seen, supported, and capable of change.

Take the first step
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My Story

Once I decided to pursue a career in the mental health field, I built my clinical foundation through education and training in evidence-based practices. While formal training is essential, I've learned that the lessons that shaped me most came from my lived experiences and the relationships I've built along the way. Learning new perspectives and connecting with others still reinvigorates me today.

​In my sessions, we'll talk about coping skills and go over practical tools to help with your goals. But most importantly, we're going to talk about how you got to this point and what shapes your reality. We'll unpack how your beliefs impact your worldview and what's stopping you from success. We'll really go there when you're ready! ​

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What continues to inspire me about this work is seeing people reconnect with parts of themselves they thought were lost.

Therapy gave me the courage to rewrite my story, and I feel honored to help others do the same.​

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Credentials

B.G.S. in Communication Studies and a minor in Psychology
University of Kansas · 2017

Master of Social Welfare (MSW)
University of Kansas · 2019

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Trainings:

  • Attendee, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), May 2016

  • Attendee, Trauma Systems Therapy Training, November 2020

  • Attendee, EMDR Phase 1 Training, May 2022

  • Attendee, Envision: You LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Provider Training, June 2022

  • Attendee, EMDR Phase 2 Training, August 2022

  • Attendee, Internal Family Systems Therapy: Step-by-Step Procedures for Healing Traumatic Wounds and Alleviating Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and More, January 2023

  • Attendee, Healing the Wounds of Attachment and Rebuilding Self, February 2026 

Affiliations:

  • Membership Chair, Colorado Society of Clinical Social Work

  • Member, EMDR International Association

Starting therapy is courage in motion — opening yourself to change creates space for growth, healing, and the possibility of becoming the person you’ve always wanted to be.

Frequently asked questions.

  • I offer online individual therapy sessions and do not provide couples or family therapy. Depending on the treatment plan goals, I integrate both talk therapy and EMDR techniques during sessions. At this time, I do not have any immediate plans to resume in-person sessions.

  • Talk therapy involves discussing and exploring thoughts and emotions through conversation with a therapist, while EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) focuses on processing and resolving traumatic memories through bilateral stimulation, often involving eye movements. The selection of the therapy modality will be determined by the goals outlined in your treatment plan.

  • I am accepting the following insurances:​

    • Kaiser

    • Aetna

    • Select Health

    • United/Optum

    • Cigna

    • Carelon Behavioral Health

    • BCBS/Anthem

    • EAP plans: Optum Emotional Wellbeing Solutions Premium EAP, Optum Live & Work Well EAP, Resources for Living EAP (Aetna), and Confide Enhanced EAP (Cigna).

    • And more...please contact me for more information
       

    ​Please contact me for out-of-pocket rates. I am not currently accepting Medicaid.

  • Yes, please contact for more information.

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