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I help clients navigate anxiety, overthinking and self-doubt to create a life and relationships that feel authentic and fulfilling.

VIRTUAL therapy for STRESS AND ANXIETY THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY

My role is to help you face your anxiety with gentleness, mindfulness and courage.

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Sometimes it seems that the more we want out of life, the more we believe that we are not enough to attain it.

We want a life that reflects who we are, that gives us a sense of purpose and belonging. We want relationships that feel balanced and fulfilling. We want to feel empowered to face challenges and grow into our best selves. Sometimes it may even look like we have that life on the outside. But inside, anxiety and self doubt can make it all feel hollow. Anxiety makes us believe that we are not enough, that our problems and our desires are bigger than we are. Therapy helps us realize that we are bigger than our fears.

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meet MARISSA VALERIANO, LPC

Welcome! I’m Marissa.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and offer virtual therapy services throughout the state of New Jersey. I provide a holistic healing approach, which includes supporting my clients’ wellness in every aspect of their lives.

I help people who want a lot out of life and themselves navigate the cycle of anxiety, overthinking and self-doubt that so often gets in their way. Therapy helps us slow down. To look inside and learn to be gentle with the parts of us that are scared. To see that our negative emotions don’t define us and that we can find peace in the ups and downs of life.

My role is to help you face your anxiety with gentleness, mindfulness and courage. To build self-trust and learn to meet your needs. To cultivate authenticity and build a life that feels like yours.

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How I Can Help You

  • STRESS & ANXIETY

    When anxiety comes, it can feel like something is fundamentally wrong, but it is often our inner voice trying to tell us something important. Together, we can learn to give this feeling our loving attention, hearing what our heart needs to say so the feeling can pass and we can find peace.

  • RELATIONSHIP ISSUES

    Conflict can make us feel distant from those we love, but it also creates an opportunity to find each other again with greater understanding and empathy. I can help you have the brave, vulnerable conversations that allow you to express your authentic self and truly see the heart of the other person, building the genuine connections we all yearn for.

  • SELF-ESTEEM

    It can be so hard to connect with compassion for ourselves when we are stuck in a loop of overthinking and self-criticism. We'll work together to cultivate self-trust and forgiveness, learning to speak to yourself with the tenderness you so easily offer others as you come home to the truth of your own worth.

  • PERFECTIONISM

    Perfectionism disguises itself as a healthy drive, but it often leaves us feeling exhausted and disconnected from our real, human lives. We can learn to make space for all parts of you, finding peace in the messy and imperfect truth of our common experience and letting go of the need to prove your worth.

  • LIFE TRANSITIONS

    When life changes, it can feel like we are spinning with no ground to stand on, and the path forward is unclear. I can support you as you learn to let go and make peace with uncertainty, quieting the mind's chatter so you can reconnect with your intuition; it won't show you the whole journey, but it will always whisper the next right step.

  • PARENTHOOD

    Parenthood is a profound transition that can make us feel disconnected from ourselves, even as we are overflowing with love for our child. I offer a gentle space to honor all of it—the joy, the grief, the overwhelm—as you learn to balance the beautiful demands of caregiving with the deep, essential need to care for your own heart.

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Are you ready to learn more about what therapy could be for you?

Therapy is a very personal journey and you deserve to feel seen and supported by your therapist. Please reach out if you would like to explore working together.

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