Marissa Fenner
Compassionate, practical support for everyday challenges
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Marissa
Marissa Fenner is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, life transitions, and ADHD-related challenges.
Background and approach
She emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered relationship that starts by understanding each person’s immediate concerns and goals before choosing goals and strategies that feel achievable. Her practice centers on empathy and practical skills; she combines evidence-based tools such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to build coping strategies that fit daily life.
Motivational interviewing also informs her work, helping clients clarify values and find internal motivation for change. Over five years of practice she has supported people through burnout, shifting life circumstances, and mood symptoms by tailoring interventions to the present moment.
Marissa invites prospective clients to begin at a comfortable pace, offering transparent guidance as they set priorities and track progress. She works in English from New York and provides sessions through a variety of remote formats, making it straightforward to start when someone is ready to take the first step.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Marissa commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy when working with clients online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors so clients can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms through concrete skill practice. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance strategies that can help with stress management and emotional regulation.Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then adapt interventions so they fit the client’s pace and daily life. The initial sessions are used to clarify priorities and try methods that feel most useful, with ongoing adjustments based on what helps.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules and make it easier to maintain continuity of care. These options allow clients to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations while using tools and exercises between meetings to reinforce progress.
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Areas of expertise
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English