CVB LIVING
where insight meets action
Meet Dr. Alisha Desai
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For over a decade, Dr. Desai has worked with individuals across healthcare, criminal justice, finance, tech, and global non-profit organizations to drive meaningful change.​
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She is expertly trained in evidence-based therapies: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), and Written Exposure Therapy (WET).
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In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Desai has developed initiatives for staff well-being and has contributed to cutting-edge clinical research being conducted by mental health tech start-ups. She has published over 25 peer-reviewed scientific articles and multiple books, and has presented at national conferences.
Values & Guiding Principles
Life is lived equally in the joy & the pain, in our successes & failures,
in the highs & lows, and all of the in-betweens.
The most challenging parts of ourselves thrive in
the darkness
As an achievement-driven person, you feel pressure to hide your struggles and present only the confident and composed
version of yourself.
While this approach has its merits - like in the boardroom or on first dates - fear, anxiety, self-doubt
and shame grow stronger the
more you avoid or hide them.
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In therapy, we'll shine a light on these darker parts of life in
service of reclaiming
what's been lost.​​
We all have the capacity
to truly understand
ourselves
As an achievement-driven person, you feel pressure to hide your struggles and present only the confident and composed versions of yourself.
While this approach has its merits - like in the boardroom or on first dates - fear, anxiety, self-doubt and shame grow stronger the more you avoid or hide them.
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In therapy, we'll shine a light on these darker parts of life
in service of reclaiming what's been lost.​​
When we begin to understand
why our minds do the things
they do, we're able to stop being bystanders in our own lives
and to start taking action.
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Too often we think of therapists
as pulling invisible strings behind the scenes. This can get in the
way of building personal agency, resilience, and confidence.
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Working with Dr. Desai,
you'll develop expertise in the science behind your mind,
feelings, and behaviors.
Insights offer
explanations, not
excuses
As an achievement-driven person, you feel pressure to hide your struggles and present only the confident and composed versions of yourself.
While this approach has its merits - like in the boardroom or on first dates - fear, anxiety, self-doubt and shame grow stronger the more you avoid or hide them.
​
In therapy, we'll shine a light on these darker parts of life
in service of reclaiming what's been lost.​​
Your capacity for change lies in your ability to face the hardest truths about yourself. . .
and then to do something
about it.
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There is a tremendous amount of compassion and normalization in understanding why your life looks the way it does, but the work doesn't stop there.
Dr. Desai's active approach to therapy goes beyond insight, helping you get unstuck and propelling you forward.