Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Desirae works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York, Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Desirae
Desirae Perez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma, and anger. She offers calm, direct support so people can better manage strong emotions and handle day-to-day pressures. She treats therapy as a team effort.
Sessions focus on practical strategies clients can use between meetings. Desirae emphasizes simple, clear steps that fit into everyday life rather than long explanations. Desirae brings 14 years of clinical experience in New York to her work.
Background and approach
That time has given her experience with a wide range of emotional struggles and how they affect routines, relationships, and work. She listens for the patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try new responses. Her practice uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs.
That means she combines approaches that have been shown to help with mood, anxiety, trauma, and anger so clients learn tools for regulation and coping. People who work with Desirae can expect a supportive, nonjudgmental setting and direct teaching of skills like emotional regulation and planning for stressful moments.
Her aim is to help clients build small, sustainable changes that add up over time.
What Desirae works with
Everything Desirae lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Desirae's practice.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Desirae uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills. One common approach she uses teaches emotional regulation and coping skills to manage strong feelings like anger and anxiety. These methods break down steps you can practice between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.Another area emphasizes processing trauma and mood symptoms through structured, goal-oriented work. This involves identifying patterns, building new responses, and rehearsing safer ways to cope with stress. That type of work aims to reduce the power of past events on current moods and behaviors.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different strategies, and adjust plans based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques fit the person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this kind of work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and guided skills practice. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or video is not needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when someone needs a quick strategy reminder. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and continue making progress over time.
Questions people ask about Desirae
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and anger. Each session focuses on the specific problem the person brings.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She emphasizes simple tools and strategies that clients can use between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with people on a variety of emotional and mood-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.