Marcela Mota Aversa , LMHC

Marcela Mota Aversa was born and raised in Mexico City and has made Boston her home for the past 26 years. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and brings more than twenty years of clinical experience to her work. She is an LMHC, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and has provided care in Massachusetts for four of those years. Her personal journey includes sixteen years in 12-step based recovery, and she has completed her professional studies on two occasions.

Marcela's therapeutic stance is co-constructivist, collaborative, strength-based, and solution-oriented. She treats each person as the expert in their own story and offers companionship and guidance as needed, likening her role to that of a generalist family PCP who attends to a broad range of concerns. Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, eating and food-related problems, depression, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes, among other areas. Additional focuses include aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, body image, immigration concerns, and multicultural matters.

Marcela is a strong proponent of teletherapy and finds remote sessions often more efficient than in-person visits. She is deeply interested in people's stories and offers a hopeful, supportive presence to those seeking change and growth.

Therapeutic approaches and the advantages of online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it focuses on identifying personal values and taking meaningful action. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a skills-based approach that examines unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches concrete strategies to change behavior and mood; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist offers empathy and support so clients can explore concerns like self-esteem, relationships, grief, and identity at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Marcela works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines evidence-based techniques with a person-focused stance so the plan evolves in partnership with the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or across time zones. For many people, these options increase access to licensed professionals and allow consistent work on goals without the barriers of travel or geographic limits.