Desiree Johnson
Compassionate therapist focused on practical change
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 4 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Bipolar
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Desiree
Desiree Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. She works with individuals facing grief, trauma, parenting challenges, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and career or self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
Desiree writes plainly and aims to make therapy feel practical and manageable for busy people. Her sessions focus on understanding attachment patterns and improving everyday interactions.
She blends emotion-focused work with cognitive and acceptance-based tools. That means clients talk about what matters to them, learn skills to change patterns, and practice new ways of responding between sessions.
Desiree brings four years of clinical experience in Texas and a background that includes marriage and family therapy perspectives. She uses the Gottman Method alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered work.
These methods are woven into sessions rather than presented as separate modules. Therapy with her tends to be interactive and goal-oriented.
Clients can expect to learn concrete techniques for stress management, communication, and coping with strong emotions. Desiree emphasizes small, steady steps that fit into real life.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules. Sessions are conducted in English and are set within a Texas practice framework.
Approaches for online work and how they help
Gottman-informed work focuses on observable relationship patterns and communication. In online sessions this approach can help people learn specific skills to reduce criticism, rebuild trust, and improve day-to-day interactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes noticing thoughts and choosing value-driven actions; it supports coping with anxiety, depression, and life changes by teaching practical acceptance and commitment skills.Desiree also uses a client-centered stance that makes the session feel collaborative. She listens for each persons priorities and adapts methods to those goals. Together the client and therapist decide which approach or combination will best match needs, preferences, and what the client hopes to change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work through body language and emotion in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, homework discussions, and paced reflection between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for work, parenting, and other busy schedules.
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Experience
4+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English