About Desireah
Desireah Riley is a licensed professional counselor who offers a warm, person-centered approach to therapy. She works with adults facing relationship strain, grief, addictions, and struggles with self-esteem. Desireah practices in Texas and draws on practical methods to help people make steady changes.
In sessions she focuses on real problems and clear steps. She listens first, then helps people set small goals they can try between meetings. Desireah uses tools from cognitive-behavioral work and solution-focused strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and build coping skills.
Background and approach
She also brings techniques from dialectical behavior approaches and the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are a key concern. Those methods help people learn new ways to communicate and manage emotional reactions. Desireah pays attention to attachment and blended family dynamics when they affect day-to-day life.
Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns such as body image, caregiver stress, codependency, divorce and separation, and substance use. She explains options plainly and helps people prioritize what matters most right now. Sessions aim to leave people with concrete skills and clearer direction.
Desireah has four years of clinical experience as an LPC and LMHC. She offers therapy in English and uses approaches suited to each person’s goals. People who want straightforward guidance and collaborative problem solving often find this style helpful.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a trusting connection. It involves active listening and supporting people to find their own solutions, which helps with issues like self-esteem and grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep problems going. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with relationship conflicts and emotional reactivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining client-centered listening with CBT skill work or using DBT strategies when emotional regulation is a priority.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face without travel, phone sessions can fit into a break at work, and live chat or text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to practice new skills in everyday contexts.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Washington
- Languages
- English