Dese'Rae L. Stage is a therapist, licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), suicidologist, artist, and advocate based in Philadelphia, PA. She identifies as a queer, white, cisgender single parent who lives with depression, anxiety, ADHD, CPTSD, and chronic suicidal thoughts, and is transparent about her lived experiences and position as a recipient of mental health services.
Stage is the founder of Live Through This, a multimedia storytelling series she started in 2010.