Desiree Spencer

My work is grounded in the belief that our emotional and physical well-being are deeply connected. I understand that your body and your mind are not separate things. When one is struggling, the other feels it too. With years of experience in hospital and medical settings, I've supported adults and families through health challenges, caregiving, and some of life's most difficult transitions.

In therapy, I work with adults who are navigating major life changes such as divorce or separation, relationship changes, becoming a new parent, adjusting to an empty nest, career or lifestyle changes, caregiving, or starting a new chapter in life. I also support individuals adjusting to a diagnosis, chronic illness, or the emotional impact of caring for a loved one.

I provide a warm, compassionate, and judgement-free space where you can process what you're experiencing, build on your strengths, and develop practical tools to move forward with confidence.

I meet you where you are. Some days that means slowing down to sit with the feelings you've been pushing past — the grief, the fear, the anger that comes with a health crisis no one prepared you for. Other days it means zooming out and asking: what's one thing that could feel more manageable by next week? I blend different ways of working depending on what's actually useful for you right now. I'm not attached to a formula, I'm dedicated to supporting you making progress.

Our first session is a conversation, not an evaluation. I want to understand what's brought you here, what you're carrying day to day, and what you're hoping changes. You don't need to arrive with the right words or a clear sense of what's wrong. We'll figure that out together. I'll share what I'm noticing and what might be useful, and we'll talk honestly about whether working together feels like a good fit. My goal is that you leave that first session feeling heard — and a little less alone in whatever you're facing.