Desiree Brown, MACP, RP

Locations: Vaughan and Phone/Video
Disciplines: Individual Therapy, Couple Therapy, and Family Therapy
Languages: English
Top Specialties: Substance Use Addiction, Trauma, Grief/Loss, Marital Issues, and Anxiety

Education
-M.A. Counselling Psychology, Argosy University
-B.A. Hons. Psychology, Carleton University

License and Memberships
–College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario: 007830

About Desiree

I share a common human experience with the individuals I work with and I can appreciate each person’s journey. Maybe you are considering therapy to connect with someone non-judgmental and outside your personal support system; you are feeling uneasy or worrying about life’s situations; you are withdrawing from others and no longer find joy in things that brought you pleasure; substance use or a habitual behaviour is getting in the way of meaningful relationships and meeting life’s challenges; you experienced a major event in your life and you are feeling overwhelmed. We will endeavour to understand these challenges and I will support you in taking steps that would benefit you.

I use a variety of therapeutic styles – dialectical behavioural therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, internal family systems, emotion focused therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, harm-reduction, brief solution focused therapy and the triphasic model of trauma therapy. We will collaborate on a therapeutic plan and strategies to practice that would benefit you on your journey.

To learn more about my offerings to individuals, couples and families, please visit my webpage and connect with me by phone or email. A free 15-minute consultation session can be booked on our site and I’d be happy to support you in taking the next step on your journey.

Specialties

Addiction
ADHD
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Career Guidance
Chronic Pain
Chronic Relapse
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Drug Abuse
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Grief
Hoarding
Infidelity
LGBTQ+
Life Transitions
Marital and Premarital
Mood Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Personality Disorders
Pregnancy Prenatal & Postpartum
Racial Identity
Relationship Issues
Self-Esteem
Self-Harming
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD
Weight Loss
Women’s Issues

Age Range

Adults
Elders (65+)

Therapy Types

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Adlerian
Attachment-Based
Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
Couple Therapy
Culturally Sensitive
Dance Movement Therapy
Dialetical (DBT)
Eclectic
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Family Systems
Family/Marital
Feminist
Gottman
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Interpersonal
Mindfulness-Based
Motivational Interviewing
Person-Centered
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Solution Focused Brief
Strength Based
Structural Family Therapy
Trauma Focused
Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Body Positivity
Cancer
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Kink Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Sex-Positive
Single Mother
Vegan Allied
Veterans