Therapeutic Services

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy helps individuals develop coping skills to handle life challenges and any stressors they face/may face, and enhances overall well-being. Individual therapy can help with a range of topics such as anxiety, depression, adjusting to life transitions, and enhancing relationships. It provides a path for individuals to better understand themselves, set goals, problem solve, and create a path to the future they envision. Individual therapy enhances self-awareness and the ability to mindfully self-reflect. Most importantly, it can be an invaluable tool for change and growth.

Family Therapy

Family therapy helps families identify, discuss, and work through any issues that they may be facing. Therapy can help families improve communication, reduce and resolve conflict, and strengthen their cohesiveness as a unit. Family therapy is also a great way to help members cultivate coping skills to deal with challenges and stress.

Family therapy is useful for those experiencing life transitions such as blending families, grief or loss, divorce, or illness. It is also beneficial for families that want to better understand the perspectives of the individual members and turn toward one another for support and validation.

Couples and Relationship Therapy, Premarital Therapy, and Marriage Therapy

Relationship therapy can help partners learn how to communicate more effectively, resolve problems, and build a stronger, more satisfying relationship. Relationship, couples, and marriage therapy can also help partners identify and address any underlying issues that may be contributing to the problems they face. It is also useful for partners who want to strengthen their bond and deepen their intimacy. Therapy provides partners with active skills that can be implemented in their daily lives to improve their relationships, as well as an opportunity to better understand and address any deeper concerns.

Therapy provides a safe and supportive space for partners to explore difficult topics, perpetual problems, and work through challenges together. Ultimately, relationship therapy can help partners improve their relationship and build a more satisfying and fulfilling life together.

Premarital therapy is helpful for couples who want to explore their relationships and address the alignments of their values. Additionally, it can help couples resolve conflict, strengthen their communication, and set them on the path for a successful marital bond. Premarital therapy can help couples develop more intimacy and closeness as well as discuss ways in which both partners can fully support one another through challenges they are facing or may face in the future.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is a place in which individuals who have similar concerns and/or life experiences can come together to support one another. It can also be a space in which members learn from and validate one another. Members are able to listen to and share in a supportive and safe environment. These interactions provide group members with the opportunity to learn more about themselves and others, and better understand and work through their lived experiences.

Some groups are psychoeducational in nature, meaning that there is a portion devoted to the dissemination of information with an additional focus on skill building. Other groups are more process oriented, in which the purpose is to share multiple perspectives and learn from the experiences of all members. Most groups incorporate both aspects.

A variety of groups are offered, such as:

Dating Skills and Support
Development of Coping Skills
Divorce Support
Grief and Loss
Improv for Self-Care

Mindfulness and Meditation
Relationship Skill Building
Relationship Support
Self-Care and Support
Support for Life Transitions

I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation so that I can learn more about what you’re looking for and to answer any questions you may have about me and/or the process.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Therapeutic Practice FAQs

1. Do you do give consultations?

Yes! For therapy to be effective, a good match between the therapist and client is imperative. Contact me for a free 15-minute consultation so that I can learn more about you and what you are hoping to work on. I will also be able to answer any questions that you have about me or the therapeutic process.

2. What happens before the first session?

Before the first session, I will send you a link to a HIPAA-compliant platform so that you can fill out the intake paperwork. This will include important information about you and what is bringing you to therapy. This online system will also be used for scheduling appointments. Separately, I will send you a link for all of our sessions.

3. What does a typical session look like?

Each session is unique, as the therapeutic relationship differs from person to person and continually evolves throughout the process. The goal is for you to feel supported and to be moving at a pace at which you feel comfortable.

During our initial sessions, I will get to learn more about you and what brought you to therapy. We will establish goals and a course of action, which will enable us to chart a path going forward. This plan can always be revised based on your needs. During the subsequent sessions, we will continue to build upon our initial work, each time going a bit deeper.

Therapy is not a linear process, so there is no one path that we must follow. If there is something coming up for you that occurred between sessions or even in the 5 minutes before our session, we can focus on that. This is a collaborative process, so I welcome and encourage you to take an active role and feedback is always warmly received.

4. How long is a session?

Sessions are typically 45-minutes long. If we collaboratively decide that a longer session is more beneficial, this can be accommodated.

5. How long does therapy take?

Sessions occur on a weekly basis and attending sessions regularly is more likely to lead to lasting results. The length of time varies, and the topics we cover may evolve over time (based on needs and growth). Some people attend for several sessions and discontinue once they have found a resolution that works for them.

Before discontinuing therapy, it is important to jointly work on a plan for after care so that any gains made throughout the therapeutic process can be sustained over time.

6. Do you take insurance?

I am partnering with Alma to accept certain insurance plans. Your information will be submitted through Alma prior to our first session so that your insurance eligibility can be confirmed. To check if I accept your plan, please see my Alma profile: https://secure.helloalma.com/providers/marisa-cohen/

For clients who are out of network, you may want to contact your insurance provider. Depending on your provider and plan, you may be partially reimbursed for out-of-network behavioral health. If that is the case, I can provide you with a monthly superbill that you can submit to your insurance provider.

Please contact me to learn more about my rates.

7. What types of payment do you accept?

I accept all major credits cards and payment is done through the HIPAA-compliant platform on the day of service prior to our session.

8. What is your cancellation policy?

I require 24 hours’ advance notice for a cancellation. If you cancel with less that 24 hours’ notice, you will be charged the full fee for the session. This allows me time to adjust my schedule if you cannot make it to a session so that I can accommodate another client.

9. Can I reschedule an appointment?

Of course! The earlier you can let me know of an upcoming schedule conflict, the more flexibility I will likely have. To avoid a cancellation fee, provide me with more than 24 hours’ notice if you need to change your appointment.

10. Do marriage and family therapists only see couples and families?

Marriage and family therapists work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. A marriage and family therapist uses a systemic perspective when working with clients, meaning that we pay special attention to the larger social context or systems in which you are embedded. This means that we focus on all of the relationships in your life (friends, family, coworkers, etc.) and how they may impact you and your presenting concerns.

11. What is a Good Faith Estimate?

A Good Faith Estimate explains how much your care will cost. If you are not using insurance or do not have insurance, Federal law requires health care providers and clinicians to provide an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. Your Good Faith Estimate will be given to you prior to our first session together.

12. What if I have other questions?

Feel free to email me. I am happy to answer your questions.

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your care will cost.

Under Federal law, health care providers must give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

Under this law, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services.

Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 800-985-3059.