Marisa Esparza, LPC

Marisa Esparza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting strains, mood difficulties, and life transitions. She focuses on practical support for issues like ADHD, addictions, trauma, eating and sleeping struggles, and problems with self-esteem. Marisa also supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and identity concerns within the LGBT community.

She brings ten years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Her background includes roles managing children and adolescent inpatient care and leading adult and adolescent outpatient programs. Those positions involved coordinating with medical staff, running groups, and responding to crises.

Earlier work on an Assertive Community Treatment team gave her experience delivering psychiatric rehabilitative skills and crisis management in community settings. She has completed psychological and risk assessments and helped connect people with community resources to support daily functioning.

Marisa earned a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2015 and a Bachelor of Education from the same university in 2011. Her clinical practice draws on several approaches including cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, client-centered support, and dialectical skills.

She emphasizes clear communication and collaborative problem solving. Marisa is an advocate for LGBTQIA youth and aims to help people explore identity, build coping skills, and improve family communication when appropriate.

How specific approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take small steps toward what matters, even when strong emotions are present. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic health issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into patterns of thoughts and behaviors and teaches straightforward skills to change those patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people build safer, more reliable ways of relating to others.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as therapy identifies what helps most.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule and reduce travel time. It can also allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not possible and offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or health-related limitations.