Desirea Russell, LPC

Desirea Russell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing addiction, mood concerns, stress, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps clients can use each week. Her style aims to be direct and compassionate so people feel understood and useful tools are offered early on.

She brings seven years of LPC experience and many more years working in mental health since 2007. That background includes work with addiction, trauma, vocational and career counseling, depression, and anxiety. Her experience includes treating mood and personality disorders, AD/HD, and co-occurring conditions.

Sessions mix clear goal-setting with hands-on techniques. Clients can expect to learn ways to manage difficult thoughts, handle cravings or strong emotions, and set tangible goals for work and relationships. She uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to keep sessions practical and focused on change.

Desirea also draws from Client-Centered and Trauma-Focused approaches when the situation calls for it. That means she aims to listen closely, follow each person's pace, and return often to what the client finds most helpful. She supports people through grief, major life transitions, parenting strain, workplace stress, and identity-related concerns.

She practices in Georgia and works in English. People who want to begin can use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work can help

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following each person's pace. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients can find their own solutions and make choices that feel right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Sessions often combine listening with practical tools so people leave with steps they can try between meetings.

The therapist's biography does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people keep consistent momentum between sessions while learning skills like coping strategies, relapse prevention steps, or communication practices.