About Desiree
Desiree Steadman-Gallegos is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that can fit into a busy life. Many clients come to her for relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, or questions about self worth and purpose.
With 18 years of experience, Desiree draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral work to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment-informed tools to look at patterns in relationships and the ways people connect or pull away. Sessions are shaped around the individual. Desiree listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals.
She aims for clear language and doable homework so progress feels real and measurable. Conversations often cover boundaries, communication skills, and ways to cope when anxiety or grief flare up. Her practice includes attention to multicultural concerns, issues related to identity and LGBT matters, and stressors like career change or compassion fatigue.
Desiree also supports people dealing with divorce, forgiveness, shame, or feelings of isolation. She explains ideas simply and checks in about what feels most useful. People in Utah will find she offers flexible session formats and collaborative planning.
Desiree encourages questions at any point and helps clients adapt strategies as life changes.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and take action toward what matters. It helps when anxiety or avoidance get in the way of daily life and values-based goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on recognizing unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It is useful for worry, panic, and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection styles affect current relationships and communication, helping people change repeating patterns and build closer bonds.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to pick methods that match a person's goals, preferences, and the specific problems they bring. Plans are adjusted over time, with room for feedback about what feels helpful and what needs changing.
Online sessions can be delivered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, coaching moments, or ongoing reflection between appointments. These options aim to make consistent care more convenient and adaptable to a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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