Desiree
MA-CMHC, LAC, NCC, PCC (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (609) 454-6481
I'm a fierce supporter of anxious, exhausted helpers who hold space for others professionally or personally. Maybe you hustle in non-profit, the medical field, education, social services, or creative spaces. Or, you're the emotional shock-absorber in your family or friend group. If you're the "strong one" everyone leans on ... drowning in the loneliness of self-help ... in a chokehold of self-sacrifice while your peace shrinks by the day ... wanna flip a table when you hear “set boundaries" or “just say no” ... Then yeah. We should talk. Because — you're my people.
I'll meet you in the chaos, where your emotion gets to exist without you apologizing for it. I'll hold both the clinical depth of your healing AND the forward momentum of who you're becoming. All while you build a life worth waking up to.
Because you can be soft AND boundaried. Rested AND productive. You just can't do it using the same patterns that got you here. This ain’t a quick fix, toxic positivity, or hustle culture in disguise. This is messy. Honest. Sustainable. This is Rebelliously Responsible (R). For YOU — the exhausted helper ready to rest, recover, and reclaim your peace.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Desiree Adkins now - (609) 454-6481
Let's Connect (609) 454-6481
Finances
Insurance
- Aetna
- AmeriHealth
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Independence
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Meritain Health
- NJ FamilyCare
- Quest Behavioral
- United Healthcare/UMR
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Certificate from ACSTH Desiree Adkins
- In Practice for 12 years
- Attended The College of New Jersey, MA - Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Graduated 2024
- License: New Jersey State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners 37AC00824900 - Licensed Associate Counselor / 2024
- Certificate from International Coach Federation - Professional Certified Coach 009374967I - Professional Certified Coach / 2022
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Codependency
- Compassion Fatigue
- Self Esteem
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Depression
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Relationship Issues
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Experential Processing
- Humanistic
- Person-Centered
- Relational
- Strength-Based