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LICSW

Marissa Belanger, LICSW

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationMassachusetts
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Parenting
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Marissa

Marissa Belanger is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with nine years of clinical experience. She concentrates on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD while also addressing relationship and family concerns.

Background and approach

Her work includes support for parenting challenges, self-esteem and motivation building, and coping with major life changes. Her therapeutic style is warm and nonjudgmental, oriented around a holistic, individualized plan that draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques.

Marissa aims to provide a compassionate space where clients can explore emotions, identify patterns such as control issues or guilt and shame, and build practical strategies to increase resilience and self-love. She also offers attention to women's issues and fertility-related stress within that personalized framework.

Clients can expect collaborative guidance that blends emotional support with actionable steps toward clearer goals. Marissa frames sessions as a partnership, helping people clarify priorities and develop strengths so they can move forward with more confidence and balance in their daily lives.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Marissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on emotional and behavioral concerns. One common approach she uses focuses on skills-building to manage anxiety and stress, teaching practical strategies to regulate emotions and reduce overwhelm. Another element of her work emphasizes self-awareness and cognitive reframing to address low self-esteem, mood symptoms, and patterns like guilt and control issues, helping clients shift unhelpful thinking and develop healthier responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she collaborates with each client to tailor methods to personal needs, goals, and preferences. Together they explore which techniques feel most helpful and adjust the plan over time so interventions remain relevant and effective for the individual's situation.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility for busy schedules and varying comfort levels with remote care. These formats make it easier to access consistent support from a licensed professional in Massachusetts while accommodating different routines and communication preferences.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Marissa commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, relationship and family issues, parenting difficulties, self-esteem concerns, coping with life changes, and related focuses like control issues, fertility issues, guilt and shame, mood disorders, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her general therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach is holistic and individualized, using evidence-based techniques to foster resilience and self-awareness while offering a warm, nonjudgmental space for clients to explore emotions and practical change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings nine years of experience as a licensed clinician working with a range of emotional and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LICSW credential with listing MA LICSW LICSW121986 and practices in Massachusetts.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for remote care?
She provides a variety of online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning work with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

Control issuesFertility issuesGuilt and shameMood disordersSelf-loveWomen's issues

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts

Languages

English