- Blended family issues
- Anxiety and depression
- Adolescent focus
About Marisa
Marisa Esparza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and other life changes. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas and works with people facing intimacy, eating, sleep, self-esteem, and career struggles.
Esparza earned a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Texas at El Paso. Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings where she coordinated care with medical teams and led groups. These roles required assessments, crisis response, and collaboration with treatment teams to help stabilize higher-risk clients.
She has experience on Assertive Community Treatment teams providing psychiatric rehabilitative skills and crisis assessment in community settings. That work involved coordinating social and medical resources and supporting clients to remain safely in their communities. Earlier internship roles emphasized group work, assessments, and Reality Therapy during placements on children and adolescent units.
Across positions she has run groups, led family sessions, and provided verbal de-escalation when needed. Esparza reports particular interest in working with adolescents, young adults, and people navigating identity questions, and she identifies as an LGBTQIA advocate who educates families about identity-related concerns.
Her clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change how they relate to others and to themselves.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify goals and try methods that fit those goals and preferences. That collaborative testing helps decide which techniques to keep using and which to adjust.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people continue care while living in other locations, and therapists can adapt exercises, worksheets, and behavioral strategies for remote sessions.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and related concerns, and lists blended family issues among her focus areas.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address emotions, behavior, and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, including roles managing programs and working on Assertive Community Treatment teams.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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