Marcela Mota Aversa , LMHC

Marcela Mota Aversa was born and raised in Mexico City and has lived in the Boston area for the past 26 years. She is fluent in both English and Spanish and brings more than 20 years of clinical experience to her work, including four years practicing in Massachusetts. Her professional credential is LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, reflecting training and licensure in counseling.

She completed her training twice and practices from a co-constructivist, collaborative, strength-based, and solution-oriented framework. Marcela treats each person as the expert in their own story and offers companionship and guidance as needed, emphasizing partnership in the therapeutic process. She also speaks from personal experience, having been in 12-step based recovery for 16 years, which informs her understanding of addiction and recovery.

Marcela describes herself as a generalist, similar in role to a family primary care provider, with a broad interest in life stories across a wide range of concerns. She values teletherapy and views remote care as an efficient and effective option for many people. She remains deeply interested in the narratives individuals bring and in supporting practical, strengths-focused change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and focuses on taking action guided by personal values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and a nonjudgmental stance from the therapist so clients can explore identity, relationships, self-esteem, and life purpose at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and unhelpful habits by teaching practical skills and strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work, and the therapist collaborates with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That process is flexible and may blend elements from different methods to match the client’s situation.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules, supports continuity during life transitions, and makes it easier for people who live far from services or who prefer remote care to connect with licensed professionals and therapists in ways that suit them.