Therapist profile
Marissa Bell, LPC
LPC in Texas - family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and IFS
- Parenting support
About Marissa
Marissa Bell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with three years of clinical experience. She supports adults dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, and sleep or eating difficulties.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to each person and to create a conversational space where concerns can be named. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try simple experiments that change behavior. Solution-Focused Therapy helps keep sessions goal-oriented and focused on what can be done next.
Marissa also uses Internal Family Systems ideas to help people notice different parts of themselves that affect feelings and choices. In sessions she talks through how those parts show up, and how to reduce internal conflict that makes decisions harder.
She works with adults on parenting questions and family-related stress without running family sessions. She also offers support around gender dysphoria, first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and non-monogamous relationship styles as focus areas noted in her practice.
Her style is direct and clear. People meet to identify a small number of practical goals, try steps between sessions, and check what changed. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
How sessions work
How Marissa uses therapeutic approaches online
Marissa commonly combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the concerns the person brings, which helps adults clarify what matters at home or in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses small experiments or behavior changes to reduce anxiety or change unhelpful patterns.She treats the choice of approach as a collaborative question. Early sessions are used to learn a person's goals and preferences. From there she and the client decide together which methods to emphasize and what practical steps to try between meetings.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into an existing routine, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can also adapt interventions like CBT exercises and solution-focused planning to remote sessions so people can apply them between meetings.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does she help with at home?
She helps adults manage stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, self-esteem, parenting strain, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and related relationship or family concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and conversational, using client-centered listening alongside CBT and solution-focused techniques to set and work toward clear goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including trauma, addictions, and family-related stress.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking a session.
How does pricing work for her sessions?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.