Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026
Desiree Crowley has been in practice 5 years and is licensed in Kentucky. Desiree lists grief, intimacy-related issues and parenting issues among 14 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Desiree's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Desiree works with
Desiree lists 5 specialisms and 9 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Desiree chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Desiree's own words
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Hello there!
I am an active and reflective listener, engaging and dynamic therapist with a passion for helping others help themselves! It is my goal as a therapist to be a support to my clients and a safe space to speak openly about the things that are on their mind. A phrase I often use is, "Just speak plain! It doesn't have to make sense!"
Sometimes we need to just say the inside thoughts out loud and know they are going nowhere else, that there is no judgement or expectation afterwards! I have experience with supporting those who support others as caregivers, am very skilled and educated in working with those who love others with memory loss - Alzheimer's and Dementia. I am also a certified bereavement specialist. Loss is part of living, but it is complex and painful. It is my goal to help those who are having to exist without people they love to learn to cope and come to accept being okay with never being okay again.
In my time I have worked with many clients who have PTSD, Anxiety and Depression, Adjustment Disorders and complicated life circumstances in many combinations. My approach is unique with every client, and I believe clients should have an active role in their exploration of why they are seeking change. I do often find a combination of CBT, Humanistic Theory, Reality Therapy and Radical Acceptance Therapy are great tools for just about anyone beginning to explore themselves and their stories.
I am so glad you are here and looking to begin to process whatever is on your mind! It takes courage to confront yourself and at times the reality you are in. Don't give up!! If my profile is not the right one, keep looking! Someone here is the right fit! We all have to begin somewhere, but it sure helps if the first step is with someone we feel we can connect too!
Thanks for taking the time to consider me! I look forward to working with you!
Desiree Crowley, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026
03 · What happens next
Desiree practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Desiree's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Desiree at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Desiree is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Desiree.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Practical details
05 · Provenance
Desiree's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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