About Me

Hi. I’m Desiree. I’m a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working under the supervision of Cara Zeisloft, LCSW. I received my BA in Sociology from Mills College in 2021 and my MA in Counseling from Saint Mary’s College of CA in 2026. I have been working with clients in a clinical setting since 2025, and previously volunteered with San Francisco Night Ministry’s Care Line. I offer therapy for individuals and couples throughout California through Center for Mindful Psychotherapy.

I am a white, queer, mostly cisgendered woman. My own journey in therapy, along with my lifelong preoccupation with emotional landscapes and all things existential, is what drew me to this work. I believe there is a transformative power in being truly understood by another and have experienced this both as a client and a clinician.

I’m currently studying contemporary psychoanalytic theory through the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. I’m drawn to the depth and complexity of inner life, and to the ways our histories, relationships, and larger questions of meaning shape how we experience ourselves and the world around us.