Marissa Shennan, LMFT

Marissa Shennan is an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Idaho with three years of clinical experience. She brings a compassionate, collaborative, and straightforward style to her work, helping people navigate everyday stressors as well as more intensive concerns such as trauma and relationship challenges.

Marissa blends evidence-informed methods to create tailored treatment plans that match each person's needs. Her clinical toolkit includes attachment-based approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), EMDR for trauma processing, mindfulness practices, somatic techniques, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused interventions. She draws from these modalities to address issues like anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, parenting difficulties, anger, and self-esteem struggles.

In addition to core specialties, Marissa often works with themes such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, family of origin dynamics, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, and questions of life purpose. She frames therapy as a collaborative process - guiding clients to set clear goals, identify a preferred direction, and apply practical steps toward meaningful change. Sessions may be offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

Marissa holds active LMFT licensure in California (CA LMFT 94199) and Idaho (ID LMFT LMFT-8351), and communicates in English. Her approach emphasizes responsiveness to each person’s history and priorities while using targeted interventions to support progress.