Marisa Esparza, LPC

Based in Texas 10 years in practice Online sessions

Straightforward support for strong emotions and parenting strain

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Works with

Anger
Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Anger management
Depression
ADHD

How Marisa works

Practical facts

Credentials: LPC
Licensed in: Texas
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Marisa

Marisa Esparza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and everyday stress. She often supports people facing anger, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, ADHD, addiction concerns, trauma, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy. Marisa aims to make sessions practical and easy to follow for worried parents and busy adults.

She trained at the University of Texas at El Paso, earning a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling in 2015 and a Bachelor of Education in 2011.

Background and approach

Over the last decade she has worked across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Those roles included program management for adolescent and adult services and work on an Assertive Community Treatment team, where she helped coordinate supports in people’s everyday environments. Her background includes conducting psychological and risk assessments, leading groups, and assisting teams with crisis situations.

She has experience using verbal de-escalation and teaching psychiatric rehabilitative skills. Many of her early hours were spent in a children and adolescent unit, where group work and family sessions were common parts of care. Marisa describes herself as an LGBTQIA advocate and has a particular interest in supporting adolescents and young adults as they explore identity and relationships.

She aims to bridge gaps in communication between generations and to provide straightforward strategies people can use between sessions. In appointments she draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed perspectives, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions are offered in English and can be adapted to the specific challenges a person brings.

What Marisa works with

Everything Marisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marisa's practice.

Approaches Marisa lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values, even when difficult emotions appear. It can help with anger, anxiety, and life changes by teaching acceptance and committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for anger and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your goals, try a few methods, and adjust based on what works best for you. That way sessions become tailored to real-life needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills visually, phone sessions fit a quiet break or lower bandwidth situations, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports brief ongoing work between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, and family routines.

Questions people ask about Marisa

What kinds of problems does she address?

She helps people with anger, anxiety, stress, depression, parenting concerns, ADHD, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, and related challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are practical and collaborative, mixing skills-based work with exploration of values and relationships. She adapts techniques so people leave with tools they can use immediately.

What is her professional background?

She has 10 years of experience and has worked in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, including program management roles and Assertive Community Treatment work.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices from Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

How are sessions delivered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session according to the therapist's availability.