About Marisa
Marisa Chiuchiolo connects best with people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start. She introduces a calm, respectful presence and focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier. Marisa is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with five years of experience.
She speaks English and Spanish. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports those dealing with relationship and family concerns, and people struggling with isolation or life purpose.
How Marisa works
Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and money or work-related stress. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs. Marisa adapts conversation and techniques to match what a person wants to work on.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while encouraging concrete changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. Together with the client she identifies small, realistic steps and checks progress regularly.
Clients can expect direct guidance, practical problem solving, and support for emotional processing. Marisa offers services in both English and Spanish and works with people across Florida and beyond. She accepts international clients and uses a range of online formats to make sessions easy to fit into busy lives.
What Marisa works with
The areas below are the ones Marisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How therapeutic methods fit into online care
Marisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method helps people notice thinking habits and try small behavior changes to feel less overwhelmed.Another frequent focus is on improving communication and relationship skills. Sessions include role-play, practicing clear requests, and building boundaries to reduce family conflict and recurring arguments. These exercises are useful for people who want concrete tools to improve how they relate to others.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist works with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaboration means techniques are adjusted over time as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online care offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people see facial cues and hold deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on low-connection days. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coping guidance, or when a shorter check-in fits better into a day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, caregiving, and other responsibilities into life.
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