Marissa Boyce is a self-proclaimed “healthy love” activist. She is a counsellor, educator, and facilitator who has degrees in Psychology, Counselling and Education. Marissa has worked as an educator and now a counsellor for youth and adults and has lived and worked in Canada, the US and Italy. She is also a person in recovery who has almost 15 years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol.

Marissa currently works as a trauma, addictions and relationship therapist with families, groups, couples and individuals in beautiful Victoria, BC as well as online with people all over Canada. She specializes in helping people understand, investigate, and re-pattern their relationship histories and has extensive knowledge and experience in narcissistic abuse and recovery from codependency and love addiction. 

Marissa runs online courses to teach people how to date in a healthier way and hopes to spread the word about “slow dating” and healthy love. When she is not involved in learning and teaching about love, sex and relationships, Marissa loves riding her motorcycle (really fast), speaking Italian (poorly) and spending time in nature.