Desiree Malam is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical therapy for everyday struggles.
01About Desiree
Desiree Malam is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical therapy for everyday struggles. She brings 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Desiree emphasizes a straightforward, compassionate approach so people can feel heard and understood quickly.
She uses clear, goal-minded methods to help clients untangle relationship problems and intimacy concerns. Desiree also supports people facing grief, caregiver stress, parenting challenges, and career transitions.
Background and approach
Her work includes helping those dealing with eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and identity matters within LGBT contexts. Desiree combines structured techniques with conversations that matter to each person. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach new skills for emotional regulation and thinking patterns.
Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy guide short-term goals and forward movement. Her experience includes helping people recover from sexual assault, domestic violence, and other forms of trauma. Desiree also assists with blended family issues, divorce and separation, postpartum depression, and social anxiety.
She aims to meet clients where they are and build practical plans that fit daily life. Sessions are described in plain language and paced to individual needs. Desiree works with individuals and with couples on relationship concerns.
She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions that fit a range of schedules and lifestyles.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2013006416 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1760723134 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Desiree lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Desiree names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Desiree names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How practical approaches translate to online care
Desiree uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and change them with clear, step-by-step skills. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on small, manageable changes in thinking and behavior.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal skills. DBT techniques can help with anger, self-harm urges, and intense emotions by offering concrete strategies to manage moments of crisis.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Desiree will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different techniques. She tailors the plan so therapy feels relevant and realistic for daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats. Video calls let people work face to face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief coaching, timely coping skills, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules while using the methods that fit best.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Desiree help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and a range of family and parenting concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Desiree uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to match practical tools to each person's needs.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 15 years of professional experience working with a variety of concerns and life transitions.
Where is Desiree licensed to practice?
She is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri and practices with that credential.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Desiree offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist matching; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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