About Marissa
Marissa Savala is a licensed professional counselor in Oklahoma who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and the impact of trauma. She supports people coping with grief, compassion fatigue, anger, and challenges to self-esteem. Marissa also addresses concerns related to sexuality, prejudice and discrimination, and identity for LGBTQ clients.
Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She uses solution-focused work to find strengths and set clear, realistic goals.
Background and approach
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach practical skills for emotion regulation and coping. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what can change next.
Marissa encourages honest talking and collaborative problem solving rather than long labels or complex jargon. She has nine years of experience working with people facing addiction, domestic violence, sexual assault and related trauma, as well as mood disorders and post-traumatic stress. That background informs how she helps clients make immediate, manageable shifts in their daily life.
Marissa offers a calm, nonjudgmental space to explore guilt, shame, control issues, and relationship stressors such as blended family challenges, divorce, and codependency. Practical steps and coping tools are emphasized so people can test changes between sessions and notice progress.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the individual. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide which changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies for changing patterns that increase anxiety or depression. Both approaches are useful for stress, mood concerns, trauma-related symptoms, and everyday coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. Techniques can be adjusted over time based on what proves most helpful.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter, while phone sessions may fit better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text can be handy for brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English