Dese'Rae L. Stage
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, MSW, BS (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19125
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Hi, I'm Des! I'm a social worker and suicidologist, and a queer, white, cisgender single parent. My practice is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and person-centered. Using an eclectic approach, mainly rooted in relational and attachment-based work, alongside some CBT techniques and DBT skills training, I work with teens and adults experiencing suicidal ideation and self-injury, grief/traumatic loss, ADHD, depression, anxiety, mood and personality disorders, fertility challenges (especially for those who are visibly queer), queer family-building, and pregnancy loss—many of which I have personal experience with.
It’s important to me to be transparent about my positionality, in terms of my identity and lived experiences, as well as being someone who seeks mental health services, myself—I know what it's like to be in the therapy chair and sitting across from it. To that end, I come to my work as a partner and a support, rather than an expert.
I approach my work through a relational lens—I am a person, and I will be a person with you in the therapy room. I show up to my practice and hold space with authenticity, humor, compassion, and empathy. Before becoming a social worker, I had careers in photography and suicide prevention. I live with my children, dog (Dolly Parton), and cat (Betty White).
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $125
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Check, Paypal, Zelle
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Dese'Rae L. Stage
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, MSW, BS
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of Pennsylvania / SW139311 Supervised by Anastasia Fujii (Pennsylvania / CW019008) Dese'Rae L. Stage
- In Practice for 3 Years
- Certificate from Trauma-Informed Practice, Temple University 2022
- Attended Temple University, MSW, Graduated 2022
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Dese'Rae L. Stage
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, MSW, BS
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Suicidal Ideation
- Self-Harming
- Grief
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Divorce
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
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Dese'Rae L. Stage
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, MSW, BS
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Relational
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Dese'Rae L. Stage
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, MSW, BS
Location
Nearby Areas
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Dese'Rae L. Stage
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, MSW, BS