Marisa Esparza, LPC

Marisa Esparza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who focuses on stress and anxiety among other concerns. She aims to make therapy straightforward and practical, helping people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. Her style is direct and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on clear steps clients can use between sessions.

Marisa earned a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2015 and a Bachelor of Education from the same university in 2011. Over a decade in the field has given her experience in inpatient units, outpatient groups, and community settings. That range helps her recognize practical barriers people face when trying to get care.

Her background includes managing inpatient and outpatient programs for children, adolescents, adults, and military populations. In those roles she ran daily groups, led family sessions, completed psychological and risk assessments, and worked with treatment teams during crises. She also has experience providing psychiatric rehabilitative skills in community settings.

In session she uses evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, client-centered methods, and skills from dialectical behavior approaches. She draws on this mix to address anxiety, parenting stress, mood concerns, trauma, ADHD, addiction-related issues, sleep and eating struggles, and self-esteem problems.

Marisa is an LGBTQIA advocate who often supports young people exploring identity and works to help families communicate more effectively. International clients can be seen and sessions are conducted in English.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small, value-driven steps even while difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can be useful for chronic anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches practical skills to change behaviors and reactions; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and concentration problems. Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on patterns in relationships and how early connections affect current trust and intimacy issues, which can support work on relationship worries and family communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try techniques that fit their needs and preferences. Together they can adjust the mix of strategies over time based on what helps.

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 sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Some formats may be better for skills practice or brief check-ins, while others suit longer therapeutic work; the therapist can help determine what will work best for scheduling and treatment goals.