About Desirea
Desirea Russell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her approach aims to make therapy feel useful and manageable for busy lives.
She brings seven years of LPC practice along with many more years of work in mental health settings. That background includes individual work, addiction support, vocational and career counseling, and trauma-related care.
Background and approach
Her path has involved steady hands-on experience with mood and personality disorders as well as co-occurring challenges. Sessions mix straightforward goal-setting with skill-building. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Solution-Focused Therapy helps people identify small, clear steps toward the outcomes they want. Desirea also draws on trauma-focused ideas when past events keep getting in the way. She works at a pace that fits each person's readiness and tolerance for change.
Therapy often includes short exercises, focused problem solving, and regular check-ins on progress. People who choose her often want clear plans for coping, better work-life balance, or help managing mood and attention. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strain, workplace stress, and questions about identity and relationships.
The tone of sessions is practical, respectful, and aimed at helping clients make real changes. Her practice is based in Georgia and sessions are offered in English. Desirea welcomes international clients and uses a variety of online formats to make scheduling easier.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room and their goals. It involves open listening, reflecting what matters most, and shaping sessions around each person's priorities. This approach helps when someone wants a space to make their own decisions and be heard.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT often includes short homework exercises, tracking moods or behaviors, and practicing new skills between sessions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and attention-related challenges where changing day-to-day habits matters.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, previous experiences, and preferences to pick or blend methods that fit. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and work closely on skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and school commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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