Marisa Pieri
Practical, collaborative support for emotional recovery
About Marisa
Marisa Pieri is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Marisa speaks English and accepts international clients for online work.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and focuses on practical steps that build confidence and motivation.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify what is getting in the way, and to find small, achievable changes that make day-to-day life easier. Marisa has supported people facing problems such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and the effects of domestic violence. She also works with those affected by drug and alcohol addiction, communication difficulties, and co-morbid mental health challenges.
Her background includes helping clients with personality-related patterns such as avoidant, dependent and antisocial traits. Therapy sessions may include talking through painful experiences, developing coping strategies, and practising new ways of relating to others. Marisa aims to make the process clear and manageable, with a focus on realistic goals.
This helps people move from feeling stuck toward more confidence and better daily functioning. Practical support is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. The format is chosen to fit each person's routine and preferences so therapy can be a workable part of life.
What Marisa works with
Sessions & fees
How Marisa uses evidence-based approaches online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical, proven ways to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches anxiety and stress management techniques such as breathing, grounding exercises and behavioural experiments. These help reduce immediate symptoms and build confidence in handling triggers.Another approach emphasises trauma-informed care, which involves pacing conversations, stabilisation strategies and gradual processing of difficult memories. This helps people regain a sense of safety and control after abusive or traumatic experiences.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify goals, try different methods and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This means the style of work can shift as needs and priorities change.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different routines and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter, more frequent check-ins or when writing feels easier than speaking. Together these formats offer flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
