Twisa Desai

Twisa Desai, LPC

Meet Twisa Desai, LPC

Psychotherapist

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step " - Lao Tzu

As human beings, we often encounter seemingly intolerable stressors. It can be challenging to find an expert therapist that is a good fit and has your best interests at heart. Twisa Desai is passionate about helping her patients help themselves.

Twisa is dedicated to working with her patients to feel empowered in their ability to respond to challenges and improve their quality of life. She focuses on being a scaffold for people- providing support and collaborating with her patients to become their own therapist.

Twisa has extensive training and experience in the use of evidence based therapies and uses the latest empirically supported research to treat mood and anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults.

She specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and incorporates strategies from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). Her treatment approach encourages transparency, value-driven decision making, humor, self-compassion, and acceptance.

Twisa combines her clinical insight and empathy to really take time to understand and work with people, recognizing the profound impact psychological distress and barriers can cause.

Twisa's framework is built on providing a nonjudgmental environment to help people gain mastery and better enjoy their lives. When working with Twisa, you can expect:

a comprehensive evaluation so that you feel understood.
a treatment plan that meets your individual goals.
working together to gradually break down difficult tasks and situations into manageable steps.

She also provides parent and family support sessions and participates as a consultant for IEP meetings.

Education and Credentials

Trained at The Reeds Center in New York City in:
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other anxiety related disorders (phobias including Emetophobia, social anxiety, panic disorder).
Behavioral activation for depression.
Habit-reversal therapy (HRT) for body focused repetitive behaviors such as trichotillomania and excoriation disorder.
CBT for eating disorders.
Skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation and narrative storytelling (STAIR-NST).