Marisa Esparza

Marisa Esparza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, and end-of-life concerns. She works with adolescents, young adults, seniors, and adults experiencing mood changes, trauma, relationship and family conflicts, or caregiving strain. Her tone is direct and practical, aimed at people who need clear steps forward.

She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and attachment-focused work to help people notice what matters and take small, doable steps. Marisa draws on ten years of clinical experience in hospitals, outpatient programs, and community teams to tailor treatment to each person. She leans toward skill-based tools when someone needs concrete ways to manage emotions and behavior.

Her background includes program management roles in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings. In those roles she ran groups, helped with crisis and risk assessment, coordinated with medical staff, and worked with treatment teams to plan next steps. Earlier work on Assertive Community Treatment teams involved home- and community-based supports and linking people with local resources.

She completed a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at El Paso and holds a Bachelor of Education from the same university. That training and varied clinical work shaped her focus on practical coping, communication, and helping caregivers who face long-term stress.

Marisa is an LGBTQIA advocate who prioritizes respectful, nonjudgmental care. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, clients use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule with her.

How her approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their values and take small actions toward them, even when emotions are strong. It is useful for anxiety, stress, grief, and when life changes require new choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and teaches practical skills for managing mood, sleep, and everyday behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and reactions, and it can help with relationship patterns, intimacy concerns, and caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That might mean trying skill-based CBT tools for a while, then shifting to values work with ACT, or weaving in attachment-focused conversation when relationship patterns appear.

The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins between commitments, and make consistent scheduling simpler. It also supports continuing work when relocation or travel would otherwise interrupt progress. Licensed professionals, including this therapist, use these approaches to help people build coping skills and move toward the changes they want.