Meet Marissa Nelson, the Master Therapist and Facilitator of IntimacyMoons
Marissa Nelson has helped hundreds of couples to rediscover lasting connection while overcoming all of life’s challenges together.
Her extensive clinical knowledge of couples’ issues yet accessible and contemporary style makes couples and sex therapy conversational, warm and fun. An internationally recognized expert, she is the creator of IntimacyMoons Couples Retreats, rated by Women’s Health and Bustle Magazines as one of the top couples retreats worldwide. She has also been frequently featured in over 100 national and international media publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CBC, CNN Health, Glamour, Latina and Black Enterprise.
Marissa is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and a Certified Sex Therapist (CST) and Certified Sexuality Educator (CSE) by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT).
Our Core Values
Passion
Helping couples re-connect to their resilience & intimacy, living our passion and purpose through meaningful connection and client education.
Impact
Striving to leave a mark of transformation and lasting change, so each person can move boldly forward in awareness and have agency over their lives.
TRUST
A deep sincerity, authenticity and professionalism in all that we do.
Empowerment
We are committed to serving our clients in ways that empower their choices and relationships.
Ethics
In practice, deed and with utmost integrity and to the highest moral and educational standards.
“Marissa has a gift and we had an opportunity to experience that.”
