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Dr. Jolene Des Roches, LPC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jolene

Dr. Jolene Des Roches is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and identity concerns.

Background and approach

She provides an affirming, nonjudgmental presence for clients navigating relationship worries, grief, self-worth, and intimacy-related issues. Her style emphasizes listening and respect while working at each person’s pace.

She draws on several practical methods to guide sessions, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness-influenced approaches. Sessions often focus on understanding emotions, spotting unhelpful patterns, and building skills for everyday life.

Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed over time. With 15 years of clinical experience, she has supported people through complex trauma, mood disorders, eating and sleeping concerns, and ADHD-related challenges.

She also works with issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment and dissociation, neurodiversity, and kink-aware needs. Dr.

Des Roches aims to meet practical needs like coping with chronic illness, workplace stress, and parenting strain while addressing deeper patterns that affect relationships and self-esteem. Her practice is informed by trauma-aware and person-centered principles.

That means attention to safety, pacing, and the person’s own goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She prioritizes clear communication, concrete tools, and emotional processing when it serves the client’s aims.

If you are in Texas and speak English, she is listed with a Texas LPC credential and offers a process to begin care through the site’s matching and scheduling flow.

How IFS, CBT, and Client-Centered Work Online

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites people to notice different inner parts and to develop a compassionate relationship with them. It can help with self-criticism, shame, and complex reactions after trauma. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems like anxiety and depression going. It often includes clear exercises and skill practice between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, acceptance, and the client’s own goals, helping people feel heard and able to make changes at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to see which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative process might mean trying skills-based work one week and more reflective, parts-focused work the next.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose session rhythms that match their schedule and energy, whether they need focused skill practice, longer processing work, or regular brief support.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she support?
She supports stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, bipolar and ADHD-related challenges, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
How does she approach therapy in sessions?
Her style is person-centered and trauma-aware, focusing on listening, collaboration, and practical skills. Sessions combine emotional processing with tools to change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mental health and life challenges, including trauma, mood disorders, and identity-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas as a Texas LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English