About Desiree
Desiree Cantorna-Ibarra is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 12 years of experience practicing in Nevada. She works with people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, and grief. She focuses on respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping each person move toward practical change.
She adapts conversations and plans to fit what each person needs. Sessions are meant to be straightforward and focused on real-life steps. Desiree emphasizes building confidence, finding motivation, and handling difficult emotions in ways that fit daily life.
How Desiree works
Her approach blends evidence-based tools and supportive listening. She draws on methods that help people notice patterns, try different responses, and practice new skills. That mix is useful for mood concerns, trauma, relationship struggles, and problems with sleep or eating.
Desiree also pays attention to complex situations like chronic illness, caregiver stress, and blended family issues. She helps people manage communication breakdowns, codependency, and life changes such as separation or divorce. First responder issues and aging concerns are included among the areas she addresses.
Sessions are tailored to individual goals and paced to what feels manageable. Desiree encourages small, measurable steps and checks progress as therapy goes on. Her aim is to help people feel more able to handle daily challenges and move toward the life they want.
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What Desiree works with
The areas below are the ones Desiree selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Nevada |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and ongoing mood concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then trying practical experiments to change them. CBT can help with stress, sleep, eating, and mood regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust as progress is made. This collaborative process means techniques are picked to fit your preferences and everyday life rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you talk face to face when a longer session is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a more personal audio check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins, flexible support between sessions, and options for brief coaching or tracking progress. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or treatment for chronic illness.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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