About Me: Licensed Colorado & California Therapist

Hi! I’m Marissa…

I’m so glad you are here!

I support women and young adults in knowing their self worth, healing their past, and deepening their connection with themselves.

As an active participant in your healing I will support you in showing up in your life with more presence, more joy, and a greater understanding of your authentic self.

Licensed EMDR therapist offering anxiety & trauma treatment in California and Colorado

I’ve been there

Throughout my life, it’s been a rocky journey to finding self-acceptance. My own life experience has taught me a lot about what it is like to feel lost, uncertain, and not knowing how to pull myself into a better place. It has become my life goal to teach others the tools I learned within my own journey of healing and use my experience to empower women in accepting themselves as they are to live a life of confidence, joy, and fulfillment.

I am a therapist that believes we are all searching for connection and are wired toward vitality and resilience. I also believe that healing is found through safe and connected relationships that invite the freedom to feel whatever is present in the moment.

My approach is genuine, relational, and experiential as I invite you to tune into the strengths and wisdom within you. I keep it real, support you in your goals, and offer intentional space for meaningful exploration of who you are.

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Finding our voice and understanding our worth can be tough.

You don’t need to go through this alone.

Through relationship we can uncover the stories of growth and connection within and find a path forward together.

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Licensed Ecotherapist offering trauma & anxiety counseling to women in Colorado & California

Nature Therapy

Nature has always been a place of deep healing for me and has been where I feel most myself. My love for wild places has shaped me as a human and as a therapist and has gotten me through life’s challenges that kept me from connecting with my highest self. I have always held a belief that we live in a relationship not just with other people, but with the landscape that surrounds our lives. I use nature in my work as a way to help resource and ground my clients as well as help them to reconnect with the wild and authentic self within.

Therapy should be transformative.

By creating space for you to show up as your authentic self and investing in your progress, I will walk alongside you to build awareness and trust in your inner knowing while empowering you to know your worth.

Let’s partner together to rekindle the spark within you and heal the past that is holding you back from the life you deserve.

Licensed EMDR therapist offering anxiety & trauma treatment & ecotherapy to women in Colorado & California

Guiding Philosophy

I guide my work through being authentic and sharing a human experience with my clients while walking the hard roads together. I bring humor, curiosity, and mindful exploration into my sessions and challenge clients to slow down and awaken the deepest parts of themselves which often get overlooked.

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Education Training and Certification

I believe we all have an innate ability to heal.

Practicing psychotherapy since 2013, I have extensive experience working with trauma including sexual assault, complex trauma, and trauma due to military experience. My background has given me comprehensive training working with clients from diverse experiences who are struggling to truly know and accept themselves due to previous traumas and unprocessed pain. Through my training in Ecotherapy, EMDR, IFS, and other trauma informed modalities, I have experienced the profound healing that is possible when you look within and feel heard and seen.

 Licensure:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Colorado | License # MFT000.1505

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California | License # LMFT103876

  • Licensed Marital and Family therapist in Connecticut | License # 3401

  • Florida LMFT Out-of-State telehealth provider | Registration # TPMF881 https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/

Training and Certification:

  • Masters of Science Degree in Clinical Psychology | San Francisco State University (2015)

  • Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology and Counseling | San Francisco State University (2012)

  • Certified Ecotherapist (Nature Therapist) | Wilderness Reflections (2019)

  • Wilderness First Aid Certified | AmeriMed (2019)

  • Certified Rape Crisis Counselor | SFWAR (2013)

  • Trained EMDR Clinician | Maiberger Institute (2020)

  • Trained Lifespan Integration Therapist (Level 3) | Lifespan Integration LLC (2020)

  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional | Evergreen Certifications (2020)

  • Ceremony & Rites of Passage 9 Month Training | Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute/ Nature Knows (2021)

  • AEDP Trained Therapist (Level 2) | AEDP Institute (2021)

  • IFS Trained Therapist (Level 1) IFS Institute (2022)

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When I am not in session you can find me hiking local Boulder trails, camping, reading, practicing yoga, snowboarding, playing with my pup, and exploring this beautiful state of Colorado.

 
 
Woman on a nature walk with her therapy dog on local trails in Boulder Colorado