Marissa Carlani, LPC

Marissa Carlani is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults who face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or family difficulties. Her practice also addresses codependency, workplace problems, social anxiety, and issues that affect women and young adults.

Marissa focuses on practical, evidence-based techniques that help people manage symptoms and change unhelpful patterns. She helps clients improve communication, set clearer boundaries, and build more self-respect. Conversations are direct and concrete, with an emphasis on developing skills people can use between sessions.

She has experience supporting people through blended family challenges, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and commitment concerns. Marissa also assists those coping with guilt and shame, questions about life purpose, and smoking or vaping cessation. When self-harm thoughts or severe distress appear, she addresses safety and immediate coping strategies within sessions.

Her work with relationship dynamics looks at how someone’s patterns affect their connections with others. That includes helping people who habitually put others first, people-pleasing, or who struggle to say no. The focus is on practical steps to regain a sense of self and more balanced interactions.

Sessions aim to teach tools for emotional regulation and clearer communication. Progress is measured by changes in daily routines, reactions to stress, and the ability to act on values rather than impulse. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the online therapy options button.

Evidence-based approaches and how online work fits