About Marissa
Marissa Shennan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and trauma. She supports work on grief, addictions, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, anger, and self-esteem. Marissa also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, codependency, and questions about life purpose.
Her style is collaborative and direct. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She listens for how body sensations, emotions, and relationship patterns interact and uses that information to guide the work.
Background and approach
Marissa uses multiple approaches to match what a person needs. That can include somatic ideas that link body and emotion, Attachment-Based work to notice relationship patterns, Client-Centered ways to follow each person’s priorities, and Cognitive Behavioral tools to shift thinking and behavior. Emotionally-Focused ideas are used when intense feelings or relationship repair are central.
Marissa holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, listed in California as CA LMFT 94199 and in Idaho as ID LMFT LMFT-8351. She has three years of experience and practices in Idaho. Sessions are offered in English.
People connect with her by starting the online process: choose the Start Therapy button, fill a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Somatic ideas focus on the link between body sensations and emotions. Work like this helps people notice where stress or trauma shows up in the body and learn ways to regulate those sensations and responses.Attachment-Based work looks at how patterns from close relationships shape current feelings and reactions. It helps people see repeated cycles and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.
Client-Centered therapy centers the person's goals and experience. The therapist follows each person's pacing and priorities and supports choices that matter to them.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist and client will talk together about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Plans can combine methods and change over time if needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to stay connected. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home, phone sessions work when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text messaging provide ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on progress and practical skills.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California, Idaho
- Languages
- English