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Desiree Johnson

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Desiree Johnson, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 82976
  • NPI1801554266
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • ACT and CBT
  • Emotionally-Focused work
  • Gottman-informed skills

About Desiree

Desiree Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with four years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, and other emotional challenges. Her work also covers relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, ADHD, and career-related stress.

She frames therapy as a practical process. Sessions focus on identifying immediate needs and moving toward clear goals. She draws on attachment ideas and solution-focused techniques to keep conversations directed and useful.

Her approach mixes several established methods rather than relying on a single model. That can include skills for managing difficult emotions, exercises to shift unhelpful thinking, and structured ways to improve communication. Sessions tend to be interactive and task-oriented so clients leave with things to try between meetings.

Desiree has experience working with people who have a range of psychiatric diagnoses and life stages. She integrates tools from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness-informed practices to address symptoms and daily coping. Her use of Emotionally-Focused and Gottman ideas informs how she addresses relationship patterns without running couples sessions unless that is explicitly arranged.

Practical steps are emphasized over jargon. Clients are often asked to notice patterns, try brief behavioral experiments, and bring specific situations they want to change. The focus is on usable strategies for handling anger, improving communication, and managing stress in everyday life.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches used and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying valued directions and learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward those values. It can help with anger that comes from rigid trying to control emotions and with making more deliberate choices in tense moments.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice the thoughts and beliefs that fuel strong reactions, test whether those thoughts are accurate, and try new behaviors to change the outcome. This approach is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and managing anger triggers.

She aims to figure out the best mix of methods together with each client. That means discussing goals, trying techniques in session, and checking what helps most. The therapist will collaborate on a plan and adjust strategies based on the client's needs and preferences.

Please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many clients find online sessions useful because they can fit appointments into a workday, avoid travel time, or reduce the interruption to family routines. Some formats can be shorter check-ins that require less bandwidth, while others allow for longer, interactive skills practice. The focus is on making therapy fit into daily life so skills can be practiced between meetings.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with people coping with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, building resentment, and reactions to others' anger.

How would she approach anger in sessions?

Her style combines attachment-informed work with solution-focused techniques and tools from CBT and ACT to practice new responses to anger.

What experience does she bring?

She has four years of professional experience and has worked with a range of psychiatric diagnoses and emotional concerns across different age groups.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.

Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the initial session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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