Marisa Esparza, LPC

Marisa Esparza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who focuses on helping people manage everyday stress, anxious thinking, parenting strain, and habits that get in the way of daily life. She often works with concerns such as depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma, and challenges around sleep, eating, and self-esteem. Marisa also supports people facing career change, compassion fatigue, addiction, and mood fluctuations. She earned a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Bachelor of Education from the same university. Over a decade of clinical experience has given her hands-on practice in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. That background includes managing programs for children, adolescents, adults, and military populations, and providing psychological and risk assessments. Marisa’s approach blends practical strategies with a focus on values and relationships. She uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to address unhelpful thought patterns and everyday habits. Sessions often include skills practice, problem solving, and real-life applications. Her prior roles included work with assertive community treatment teams, crisis assessment and management, and group facilitation. These experiences shaped her comfort working with acute concerns and helping people connect to community supports. She also has experience running groups and participating in family sessions. Marisa is an LGBTQIA advocate who is motivated to support youth exploring identity and to help caregivers better understand different perspectives. People seeking help for thinking patterns and daily habits may find her practical, direct style useful as they work toward clearer goals.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose values-driven action instead of getting stuck. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and changing everyday habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors feed each other and uses practical exercises to break unhelpful cycles, helpful for mood, sleep, or worry. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relationship patterns and how early bonds influence current reactions; it can help when intimacy or trust is a concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may mix elements from different approaches so the plan matches what the client wants to achieve.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allowing sessions during breaks, reducing travel time, and supporting steady skill practice between appointments. It also supports continuing therapy across locations for international clients. The focus remains on practical tools for thoughts and everyday habits and on using sessions to build useful routines and coping strategies.