Desiree Johnson, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Desiree

Desiree Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship issues. She frames therapy as a practical process and works to help clients name what they need and take clear steps toward those goals. Desiree keeps sessions interactive and oriented toward change, aiming to make progress manageable and understandable.

She brings four years of clinical experience and a background in marriage and family therapy to each meeting.

Background and approach

That experience includes work with a range of psychiatric presentations across many age groups. Desiree uses a mix of methods rather than one single approach, adapting to each person’s situation. In sessions she often combines ideas about attachment with focused, solution-oriented work.

She also draws from cognitive behavioral techniques and emotion-focused strategies to address thoughts, feelings, and interaction patterns. Conversations are meant to identify unhelpful habits and practice alternatives that feel doable. Parents and caregivers will find practical attention to parenting, family patterns, and communication problems alongside help for grief, trauma, or mood concerns.

Desiree pays attention to stress, compassion fatigue, and career-related strain when those issues come up. Her tone is direct and encouraging. She invites clients to try techniques in real life and then review what worked.

The goal is steady, concrete change rather than vague talk.

Therapeutic approaches and online session options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and then act in ways that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes by teaching acceptance skills and practical steps toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses specific exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for depression, anxiety, and managing mood symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Those formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to continue care when life gets disrupted. Working remotely also lets clients practice new skills in their everyday environment and then bring observations back to sessions for review.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

The practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, parenting, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self esteem, career strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related concerns such as attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, narcissism, self-love, and women’s issues.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She blends client-centered listening with active techniques from CBT, ACT, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method. Sessions are practical and interactive, aiming to identify patterns and try small, doable changes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience and a background in marriage and family therapy. That experience includes working with a variety of psychiatric presentations across many age groups.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license TX LPC 82976 and practices in Texas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Bipolar disorder

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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