Marissa Nelson

Marissa Nelson is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist (CST) and Sexuality Educator (CSE) who has helped hundreds of couples rediscover lasting connection while overcoming all of life’s challenges together. She is one of less than ten African-American therapists nationwide to hold these professional designations. 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.

In 2021, Marissa launched IntimacyIVF, a tailored online program and therapy practice for couples experiencing infertility to learn the specific psycho-emotional skills to break free from isolation, shame and fear, and enjoy deep connection on their path to parenthood.

Marissa graduated with a Master's in Marriage & Family Therapy from Drexel University where she received the Department of Family Therapy Service Award. Marissa also pursued post-graduate studies, receiving a Certificate in Sexual Health & Sex Therapy from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In summer 2021, she will pursue a Masters in Education Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania.

She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), American Association of Sexuality Educators, Conselors and Therapists (AASECT), American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and is a Board member of Diversity and Inclusion Committee of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.