Marissa Carter, AMFT

I am committed to creating a safe and nonjudgmental environment where clients are recognized as the experts of their own lives. My therapeutic approach is LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex-positive, and relational, with a collaborative focus at its core.

I have extensive experience supporting individuals and couples while they navigate: 

• Relationship conflicts and communication 

• Sexual intimacy issues, expectations, and exploration 

• Non-monogamy, polyamory, and nontraditional relationship structures 

• Kink/BDSM

• Gender identity and sexual-orientation exploration 

• Chronic pain

• Anxiety and depression 

• Existential dilemmas

With a passion for providing therapy through a feminist, multicultural, and non-pathologizing lens, together we will continually examine the systemic structures that influence and shape mental health. I focus on supporting clients as they explore their values, core beliefs, and relationship dynamics while empowering them to take an active role in effecting meaningful change.

I graduated from Antioch University with my Master’s degree in clinical psychology and completed my clinical traineeship at Southern California Counseling Center, where I worked with a diverse range of clients. I’m supervised by Sierra K. Briscoe, M.S., LMFT (#129471). I’m currently accepting new clients virtually. I look forward to hearing from you!