- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Marissa
Marissa Bracco is an LCSW with 15 years of experience who supports parents facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, and trauma. She helps people manage day-to-day overwhelm and specific concerns like sleep, eating, attention differences, and relationship struggles. Her tone is calm and welcoming, aimed at parents who want clear, practical help.
She spent much of her career in school settings working with children and families, so she is familiar with parenting stress, attachment questions, and adoption or foster care issues.
Background and approach
She has also worked with people managing depression, ADHD, autism spectrum traits, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Her approach mixes client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness. That means she listens first, then offers straightforward tools to change patterns, manage strong emotions, and reduce anxiety.
She also draws on solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals and track progress. Sessions focus on what matters to each person. Treatment plans are tailored to the issues a parent brings, whether that is setting boundaries, improving communication, or coping with life changes.
Meetings move at a practical pace and emphasize skills that can be used between sessions. Marissa aims to create a neutral, nonjudgmental space where parents can talk through hard topics. She encourages small steps and realistic goals so progress feels manageable.
Her work emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s experience.
What Marissa works with
Everything Marissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Marissa helps people with.
- 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.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to the parent's priorities. The therapist takes the lead from what matters most to you and shapes sessions around your goals and concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and mood concerns that many parents face.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That means approaches may be blended and refined over time to fit your needs and preferences.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or as a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, problem-solving between sessions, or parents with unpredictable schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life and to continue work between appointments.
Questions people ask about Marissa
What parenting and family concerns are addressed?
She supports issues like parenting stress, blended family challenges, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, and communication problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and welcoming with a neutral, non-judgmental attitude. She listens first and uses practical tools to help parents make changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in school settings and with children and families, plus broader clinical practice across related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients sign up?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does scheduling and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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