Desirée Patrice(She/Her/Hers)

Specialties

LGBTQIA topics - Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges. Or, you're a queer person who just wants a therapist that understands and affirms your experience as you explore all aspects of your life and self.

Alternative lifestyles - Exploring topics related to kink, polyamory, and non-monagomy in the context of individual, couples+ or family therapy in an affirming, judgement-free and well-informed therapeutic setting

Mood disorders - Depression, dysthymia (mild depression), bipolar disorder, hormone-related mood issues, i.e. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and postpartum depression, adjustment disorder with depression

Existential crisis - Supportive exploration of meaning and purpose in one’s life; finding one’s path in the face of existential anxiety, dread, and feelings of meaninglessness

Family issues - Promoting communication and supporting family members to address challenges and reduce conflict and distress. Family therapy with multiple family members is a collaborative and responsive to the family's ongoing needs.

Relationships - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, conflict, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction & communication with couples+ or individual+

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)