Desire Rodriguez (sher/her)

163285 
Accepting Clients

Bilingual LMFT helping adults stop shape-shifting and start belonging to themselves. Telehealth across California.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Santa Barbara, CA

About My Clients

You've spent your life fitting into rooms that weren't made for you — at work, in your family, in your own skin. Maybe you're holding everything together on the outside while something underneath keeps shifting. Maybe you've never quite belonged anywhere, and you're tired of performing okay. My clients are deeply feeling, often invisible to themselves, and ready for something different. They don't need to be fixed. They need to be finally, fully seen.

My Background and Approach

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #163285) providing Telehealth therapy across California. I work with adults, couples, and executives navigating trauma, identity, burnout, and the exhaustion of never quite belonging. My approach is relational and evidence-informed, drawing on somatic awareness, parts work, and culturally responsive care. I'm bilingual in English and Spanish, and I bring my own lived experience of straddling cultures and fitting into rooms that weren't made for me. In our work together, we start where you actually are — not where you think you should be. We find what's underneath the patterns, honor why they developed, and build tools that match how your mind actually works.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe therapy works best when it's honest, unhurried, and deeply human. People don't need to be fixed — they need to be seen. I also believe that the ones who look the most "fine" are often carrying the most, and that the most courageous thing a person can do is decide to stop performing and start feeling.

I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 4 years of practice
  • Languages: Español
  • Rate: $225/session

Info

Email Desire
27 West Anapamu St
#126
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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