Desiree Cantorna-Ibarra, LCPC

Desiree Cantorna-Ibarra is a Nevada licensed clinical professional counselor with 12 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and addictive behaviors. She also supports those coping with grief, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and relationship or family concerns.

Desiree uses a respectful and compassionate style in sessions. She listens closely and tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation. She frames therapy as a step-by-step process and focuses on practical changes clients can use between visits.

Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods to match different needs. She mixes talk, problem-solving, and skills practice to help people handle difficult feelings and daily challenges. Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are used alongside cognitive tools to shift unhelpful thought patterns.

Desiree also supports people facing caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, cancer-related concerns, and aging and geriatric issues. She addresses family dynamics, blended family challenges, abandonment wounds, and communication problems when they come up in a person's life.

Sessions aim to increase coping skills, build clearer goals, and improve everyday functioning. Desiree encourages clients to set achievable steps and to notice progress over time. She works with people who want to regain balance and move toward a more satisfying life.

How her approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take action even when feelings are hard. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and long-term health challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and homework. It often helps with stress, mood problems, sleep, and managing symptoms day to day.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Desiree will discuss options and help decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't needed. It also lets people use skills practice and tracking tools between meetings to reinforce progress. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises for remote sessions so clients still get hands-on practice and concrete steps to try between appointments.