Desireah Riley

Desireah Riley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Texas with four years of experience. She works with people facing addictions, relationship and family difficulties, grief, and low self-esteem. She also focuses on attachment and blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, and codependency. Sessions are offered in English and she does not take international clients.

Her work uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the Gottman Method, and Solution-Focused Therapy. In practical terms that means talking through current problems, testing small changes, and practicing communication skills together.

Desireah pays attention to relationship patterns and how they affect daily life. She helps people notice where control, trust, or commitment issues show up. She supports clients dealing with divorce, separation, fertility concerns, and family conflict by focusing on clear steps to manage feelings and interactions.

When addiction or substance use is part of the picture, Desireah addresses drug and alcohol concerns alongside relationship and emotional issues. She also works with dissociation, disruptive mood dysregulation concerns, and grief responses with concrete coping tools. Her approach balances short-term problem solving with attention to deeper patterns.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. The emphasis in sessions is practical work on next steps and clearer day-to-day routines.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Desireah commonly integrates Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can name what matters and set their own priorities. CBT looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep people stuck. DBT teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships through clear, step-by-step practices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with the client to identify which methods fit current goals and daily life. That means checking what helps, trying techniques together, and adjusting the plan as needed so sessions stay relevant and useful.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to practice communication skills, try behavioral experiments between meetings, and support emotional regulation in real time. Confirm the exact session options during sign-up so they match your needs.