Dese'Rae Stage
Clinical Social Work/Therapist (she, her)
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400 Market Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Hi, I’m Des (she/her). I’m a mom, therapist, social worker, suicidologist, and artist. I identify as a queer, white, cisgender single parent and live with ADHD and other psychiatric diagnoses. 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 receives mental health services—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.
My practice is person-centered, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive. I use an eclectic approach, mainly rooted in relational and attachment-based therapies, alongside CBT techniques and DBT skills training. Much of my practice is driven by my own lived experience as a patient in the mental health system.
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, empathy, and a touch of sarcasm. I see live music at every available opportunity, and when I’m not at a show,
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Managed by LifeStance Health. Your call or email may go to a representative.
Finances
Insurance
- Aetna
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Optum
- Partners Direct Health
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Dese'Rae Stage
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Pennsylvania / SW139311 Dese'Rae Stage
- Attended Temple University School of Social Work, MSW, Graduated 2022
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Dese'Rae Stage
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- LGBTQ+
- Depression
Expertise
- ADHD
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Grief
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
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Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Location
Primary Location
LifeStance Health
400 Market Street
Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Additional Location
LifeStance Health
Philadelphia, PA 19147
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Cities
Counties
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Dese'Rae Stage
Clinical Social Work/Therapist