About Marissa
Marissa Raskin is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with ten years of clinical experience in New York. She combines practical skills and steady support to help people manage anxiety, stress, mood changes, and addictive behaviors. Marissa speaks plain language and keeps sessions focused on real goals that matter day to day.
She earned undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology from the University at Albany and completed dual master’s degrees at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Forensic Psychology and Forensic Mental Health Counseling.
Background and approach
That background informs her understanding of trauma, substance use, and the stresses that can follow involvement with the justice system. Marissa’s style is warm and inclusive. She listens closely, offers clear feedback, and avoids labels that shame.
Sessions blend practical tools with reflective conversation so people can try new ways of coping between meetings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and bring more calm to tense moments.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to change habits like substance use or smoking. Marissa also helps with relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, grief, and questions about identity. Work is tailored to each person’s priorities, whether that means short-term skills training or longer exploration of life patterns.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Marissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people manage symptoms and build new habits. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors so daily life becomes easier. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to ground attention and reduce intense emotional reactions.She treats finding the right approach as a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping. Clients and therapist choose what to focus on together so work feels relevant and doable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video is useful when a fuller conversation is needed, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, and staying connected between longer sessions. These choices make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English