01 · Who Marisol works with

Marisol works with stress, Anxiety, family conflicts and parenting issues

Marisol lists 14 specialisms and 16 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Marisol chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Marisol's own words

What Marisol says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

My name is Marisol Cruz, and I am bilingual in English and Spanish. I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have 24 years of experience working as a school counselor. I have post-secondary knowledge and can help clients navigate through this experience. I have been a mental health counselor for over 5 years and have worked with clients in many areas of need.

I provide services for adults with mild/ moderate depression, anxiety, relationship support, life coaching, self-esteem, substance abuse, and more. Sessions will focus on the clients and their immediate needs. At the start of the sessions, we will discuss anything on their mind, then concentrate on the main goal of the therapy session and work together towards meeting expectations. The therapeutic process will be empathetic and compassionate. The client should feel safe to express themselves in a non-judgmental environment.

Specialty: Behavior Anxiety, Stress Depression ADHD Relational conflict

Clinical approaches: CBT Motivational Interviewing Suppoprtive

Years of Experience: 4

Marisol Cruz, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How Marisol works

The 3 approaches Marisol lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Marisol lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Marisol's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Marisol runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Marisol practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Marisol's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Marisol at this point.

2. Naming Marisol specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Marisol is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Marisol.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Marisol

Built from what Marisol actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Marisol's - Marisol has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

• “You offer sessions in English and Spanish. Does the work change depending on which we use?”

  People often reach different material in a first language than in a second. Worth naming before you choose.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMHC

Licensed in

Indiana

Licence

IN LMHC 39004033A, CO LPC LPC.0022096

Licence number

180013345

Licence expires

31 Mar 2027

NPI

1699449629

Years in practice

5

Gender

Female

Languages

English, Spanish

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Marisol's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Marisol. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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