Marissa Alert, PhD ^Featured

Marissa Alert, PhD, is a licensed clinical health psychologist who works with busy professionals and high-achieving individuals who have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early. She focuses on issues such as insomnia, chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression. Dr. Alerts delivers evidence-based treatments for these conditions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT for insomnia, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to ensure the highest quality of care for her clients. She tailors her approach to address her clients’ unique needs while honoring their experiences, values, culture, and preferences.

A key part of her practice is ensuring her clients feel safe and supported. She has a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental therapeutic style and her approach helps clients to develop healthier coping skills and enhance their overall well-being. She provides online therapy in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Florida.

Dr. Alert received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Dartmouth College and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Miami. She completed her predoctoral and postdoctoral at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, respectively.