Marissa Savala, LPC

Marissa Savala is an Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and struggles around addiction and recovery. Marissa also supports people facing grief, low self-esteem, anger, burnout, and relationship patterns like codependency and control issues.

She favors a solution-focused style that looks for practical steps and the strengths a person already has. Marissa draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to shape sessions. That means sessions often include focused goal-setting, skills practice, and straightforward discussion about thoughts and behaviors.

In the room she uses plain language and direct questions to clarify what matters most. Sessions tend to focus on specific problems and small changes that can fit into everyday life. People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or living around someone else’s mood or substance use will find concrete tools to try between sessions.

Marissa works with clients to set short-term goals and measure progress. She emphasizes building coping skills for stress, managing mood and anxiety, and addressing patterns that drain energy. Her approach is practical and focused on what a person can do next.

She practices in Oklahoma and conducts sessions in English. When someone is ready to begin, the usual first steps are a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling an initial session.

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