Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Desirea works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Desirea
Desirea Russell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps people manage strong emotions and life changes. She works with adults and young adults on concerns like anger, anxiety, depression, mood issues, addiction, and career stress. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping someone feel steadier and more able to cope in daily life.
Desirea uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.
Background and approach
She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable goals and track progress from session to session. When trauma is part of the story, she brings trauma-focused methods to address upsetting memories and their impact. She draws on seven years of professional counseling experience and a longer history in the mental health field.
Her background includes vocational and rehabilitation counseling, which often helps people sort career concerns alongside emotional challenges. She tailors sessions to the person in front of her rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions tend to be practical and skills-based, with time spent on breathing and coping strategies, thought work, and steps to improve relationships and work functioning.
She can help people manage anger toward themselves or others, reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression, and make concrete plans for change. People who choose her can expect collaborative goal-setting and regular check-ins about what is working. She also supports those dealing with grief, family of origin issues, LGBTQ concerns, ADHD, and workplace stress.
Her approach focuses on small, realistic changes that add up over time.
What Desirea works with
Everything Desirea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Desirea's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Desirea lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches transfer to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person first. Online sessions use that approach to help people feel heard and to set therapy goals based on their priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful patterns in daily life.Finding the right method is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to try approaches and see what fits best. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time based on goals, progress, and personal preference.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person meetings and are good for deeper work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins, quick coping reminders, or ongoing notes between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around a busy life.
Questions people ask about Desirea
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and related issues like grief and intimacy concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches to set goals and build coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years as a counselor, plus additional years in the broader mental health field dating back to 2007.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with experience in vocational and rehabilitation counseling.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.