Marissa Torres, LPC

Marissa Torres is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses practical, goal-focused therapy to help people move forward. She offers straightforward support and works collaboratively to meet clients where they are in life.

Marissa helps with anxiety, stress, and depression. She also addresses relationship and communication problems, parenting concerns, and challenges tied to self-esteem and intimacy. Her practice includes support for grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating concerns, bipolar mood management, and career-related stress.

Her sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of coping. Marissa draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based techniques to help people change troublesome habits and clarify their values. She mixes that with client-centered listening to understand each person's goals.

Clients can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. Marissa aims to keep things practical and focused on small, achievable steps. She emphasizes learning tools that can be used day to day to reduce anxiety, improve communication, and manage mood shifts.

With 12 years of experience practicing in Texas, she combines that background with a respectful, nonjudgmental style. Marissa encourages people to try different strategies and see what fits them best, rather than promising quick fixes.

Her approach is aimed at people ready to make changes, whether they are coping with a big life transition or trying to break repetitive patterns. She helps clients turn intentions into actions and build more satisfying routines.

Using CBT and Acceptance Approaches Online

Marissa commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and build actions that match those values while accepting difficult feelings.

She also uses client-centered listening to create a respectful, collaborative process. Together the client and therapist decide which approach or mix of techniques fits best. That choice evolves from goals, day-to-day needs, and personal preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer sessions and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins, skill reminders, or when written reflection helps the process. These options allow therapy to fit into work breaks, travel schedules, and varied routines while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.