Marissa Harris, LCSW, BCD

Internal Family Systems
Sensorimotor Somatic Psychotherapy
EMDR Trained (Certification-in progress)
Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner Certification-In progress
Asana Yoga Therapy-In progress
Gottman Methods Marriage Counseling Trained
Dialectal Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention
Post-Graduate Year-Long Certification-Bessel Van Der Kolk’s Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute in Brookline, Massachusetts
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: Special emphasis in Military related conditions and also applied to all populations.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Certified Trauma Trainer: Illinois Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Justice,
SAMHSA, Policy Research Associates
Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers member (MINT)
Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity
Certified Full Therapist in Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach

Associates in Arts in Psychology, Parkland College
Bachelor in Science in Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Masters in Social Work with an emphasis in Mental Health, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), License #149.020406
American Board of National Examiners in Clinical Social Work, Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work (BCD), Certification #6085

I practice from empathy, compassion, non-possesive love, and healing. I have the strength to see the best in people and finding ways to see hope where others may struggle to find it within themselves. I understand from my own struggles with pain and anxiety and have learned to see that recovery is possible by practicing my own skills daily.
I am kind, compassionate, and determined, I take my roles as a counselor, mother, wife, and friend seriously and these are the things that keep me driven.
I find happiness in reading, watching movies, gardening, simple living with my family at home, long hikes in the woods, and relishing each moment with my family and both the vibrant and loving moments with my young children; who are always enlightening me on what it means to live freely and without reserve.