About Deirdre
Dr. Deirdre Moriarty uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage anxiety and related concerns. She is a California psychologist with a long career focused on anxiety disorders and their many forms.
Her style is direct and steady, aimed at reducing overwhelm and restoring day-to-day functioning. With 40 years of experience, Dr. Moriarty draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness.
She applies these methods to issues such as panic attacks, social anxiety, stress, and sleep problems.
Background and approach
She also addresses depression, grief, addictive behaviors, and relationship or intimacy worries. Much of her recent work has been with service members on military bases and in hospital settings, which shaped her familiarity with first responder and veteran concerns. That background informs how she talks about control issues, trauma and abuse, and career stress.
The focus is on concrete strategies clients can try between sessions. Sessions typically involve setting clear goals, learning practical skills, and practicing them in real life. Mindfulness techniques help calm the body and attention.
Behavioral and cognitive strategies target the thoughts and actions that keep symptoms going. Dr. Moriarty works in California as CA Psychologist 11508 and conducts care in English.
People who want to begin complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability. Her approach is straightforward, skills-based, and aimed at helping people feel more capable managing daily challenges.
Therapeutic methods that translate to online care
Dr. Moriarty uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is commonly used for panic attacks, social anxiety, and general worry. Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can be useful for anger, intense anxiety, and relationship strain. Mindfulness therapy trains attention and relaxation skills to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. Together they pick skills to practice between sessions and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people practice skills in real time and read nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or an alternative when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer a way to check in, get coaching between sessions, or review tools learned in therapy. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules while keeping treatment focused and practical.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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