I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Addiction Counselor, in the state of Colorado. I have 5 years of professional work experience. I have worked extensively with kids, teens, young adults and families. In addition, I have experience in helping clients of all ages cope with addictions of all kinds. My specialty areas include lgbt-related issues, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety and borderline personality disorder. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am looking forward to working with you on your journey to well-being.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Body image, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Postpartum Depression, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CO LCSW CSW.09928539
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Desirae Martinefski. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I hesitated to return to therapy after my last therapist hardly talked. I felt like I was paying someone to watch me cry. But it is not like that with Desirae. She talks with me and fills awkward gaps in conversation well. She is easy to open up too and she helps guide me into understanding my problems more thoroughly. I’m glad I have returned to therapy!
Written on Oct 24, 2022 after therapy with Desirae for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Desirae has been kind and open minded, allowing me to share my deepest issues. She's encouraged me to be vulnerable, to explore and take on different perspectives, and listens to my concerns without judgement. She's taken the fear out of sharing what bothers me most, and I'm grateful for her and the better help community for the time they have taken to help not only myself, but others work on their stuff in an open, safe, and constructive manner.
Written on Sep 24, 2022 after therapy with Desirae for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, and career difficulties