Marissa Boscia-Wittekind , LMHC
Practical, collaborative counseling for everyday challenges
Book with MarissaWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York, Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Marissa
Marissa Boscia-Wittekind is a licensed mental health counselor who uses a collaborative, practical style to help people move past patterns that hold them back. She draws on clear, goal-focused methods and works to create straightforward plans clients can use between sessions. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people feel heard while taking steps toward change.
Marissa typically begins by building rapport and listening to a person's story.
Background and approach
Early sessions cover background, current concerns, and what the person hopes to change. From there she and the client set simple goals and try small, achievable steps that lead to progress. She uses techniques from client-centered work to keep the focus on each person’s strengths and values.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. Solution-focused strategies are used to find practical steps forward and amplify what already works. Marissa has 11 years of experience and practices in New York as an MA LMHC, which stands for Master of Arts and Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions, and provides support for anger and addiction concerns. Sessions can include talking through emotional regulation skills, working on behavior changes like smoking or vaping cessation, or building coping strategies for trauma-related symptoms. The overall emphasis is on clear, manageable actions and steady support while people work toward their goals.
What Marissa works with
Everything Marissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Marissa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marissa 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 therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to each person. It helps clarify values, strengths, and goals so the work stays grounded in what matters most to the client. This approach is useful for stress, relationship concerns, and grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression, anger, and some addiction-related behaviors because it breaks problems into steps that can be practiced between sessions.
Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, clear steps toward a preferred future and uses brief interventions to build momentum. It is helpful when people want short-term, concrete changes and strategies they can apply right away.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That can mean combining client-centered listening with CBT exercises and solution-focused tasks so the plan fits the person’s life.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skills practice, phone needs less bandwidth, chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options offer flexibility and help people engage in therapy in the way that works best for them.
Questions people ask about Marissa
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and parenting struggles, trauma and related issues such as postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and solution-focused, combining client-centered listening with practical steps from CBT and solution-focused therapy to create usable plans.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 11 years of experience working as a mental health counselor and brings that background to sessions in New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MA LMHC and practices as an NY LMHC based in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. connect with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on availability.