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Dr. Jolene Des Roches

Affirming therapist for stress and family concerns

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jolene

Dr. Jolene Des Roches is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting strain, and many relationship and intimacy concerns.

Her work is affirming of LGBTQ identities and attentive to each person's values and sense of self. Her approach is person-centered and trauma-informed. That means sessions focus on the client's goals and move at a pace that feels right.

Background and approach

She blends practical tools with empathic listening to address problems like panic, posttraumatic stress, body image, and mood instability. Jolene uses methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking, dialectical skills for emotion regulation, and EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. She also draws on the Gottman Method for work around relationship patterns and communication skills.

She has worked with people managing chronic pain, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, neurodivergent experiences, and complex grief. She pays attention to how life roles, work stress, and caregiving pressures affect daily functioning and self-worth. Her sessions aim to teach concrete skills you can use between meetings.

She helps people rebuild routines for sleeping and eating, manage anger and impulsivity, and strengthen communication and boundaries. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire so sessions can focus on the changes they want to make.

How These Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a collaborative relationship. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to name problems and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical steps to notice and change thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or sleep and eating problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your concerns, goals, and preferences and recommend which methods to use. That decision is shared and can change as progress is made or new needs appear.

Confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut down travel time, and allow for check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. It also lets people use video or non-video meetings when that helps with energy, bandwidth, or comfort. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and tools to work effectively in whatever format you choose.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and many related areas.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and trauma-informed, combining empathic listening with practical tools like CBT and DBT skills to help people manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including PTSD, panic, body image, attachment issues, and complex grief.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy here?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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