About Jolene
Dr. Jolene Des Roches is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She works with concerns related to relationships, grief, identity, and intimacy.
Her practice also includes support for eating and sleeping issues, parenting stresses, anger, self-esteem, and attention challenges.rrWith 15 years of experience, she offers a calm, person-centered approach. She listens first, then helps people set practical goals. Sessions focus on what matters to each person and move at a pace that feels manageable.rrHer work addresses a wide range of life situations.
Background and approach
That includes recovery after sexual assault, coping with chronic pain or medical issues, navigating adoption and foster care dynamics, and working through attachment concerns. She also supports people dealing with workplace stress, caregiving burnout, and compassion fatigue.rrDr. Des Roches draws on several clinical approaches when it fits the client’s needs.
She uses cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking patterns, skills to manage intense emotions, and trauma-focused techniques when past events affect daily life. She also brings relationship-focused methods for communication and conflict concerns.rrShe aims to create an affirming environment for LGBTQ clients and for people exploring nontraditional relationship styles.
The emphasis is on collaboration, practical tools, and steady progress rather than quick fixes. To start, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first appointment based on availability.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Therapy here uses approaches that focus on the person and on concrete skills. Client-centered work prioritizes the person's values and goals, helping them feel heard and respected while they set priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, often with straightforward exercises you can practice between meetings.rrFinding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they decide whether cognitive strategies, skills training, or trauma-focused work is the best fit, and plans are adjusted as needs change.rrConfirm the session formats before booking since specific online options are not listed in the biography. Many people find online therapy helpful because it can fit into a busy day, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep appointments around work or caregiving responsibilities. If a shorter check-in or a session without video would help you stay engaged, discuss that when you schedule so the sessions match your routine and needs.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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