About Marisa
Marisa Katzman greets people with warmth and a straightforward approach. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - based in California with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and the day-to-day challenges that sap confidence and motivation.
She aims to meet people where they are and adapt conversations to each person’s needs. Typical sessions involve setting clear goals, talking through decisions, and practicing simple skills to manage moods and stress.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing career strains, relationship difficulties, and compassion fatigue from demanding roles. With clients who are navigating chronic illness or pain, body image struggles, or domestic violence histories, she focuses on steady, doable steps rather than quick fixes. Communication problems and workplace issues are approached with concrete strategies to improve boundaries and interactions.
Marisa describes therapy as collaborative work. She listens, offers feedback, and helps people try different ways of coping until something fits. Progress often looks like better daily routines, clearer priorities, and stronger self-respect.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Many people find that taking that first step makes the rest feel more possible.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Marisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common approach emphasizes behavioral strategies - learning and practicing actions that reduce stress and lift mood. This helps with anxiety, depression, and daily routines by breaking problems into manageable steps.Another approach focuses on coping and problem-solving skills. That work teaches ways to handle overwhelming moments, manage cravings related to addictions, and navigate difficult conversations at work or home. It centers on tools people can use between sessions to feel more in control.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility that many people need. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people fit support into busy days and continue work between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing a hectic life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Isolation / loneliness
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English