- CBT skills
- DBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Destinee
Destinee Abrego is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship problems, and depression. Her practice also addresses related challenges like abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, and chronic illness or pain.
She uses client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. That means conversations focus on what the person wants to change, learning practical skills, and noticing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her sessions to help people clarify values and strengthen motivation.
Sessions begin by setting clear, attainable goals together. Destinee emphasizes building trust and rapport so people can talk honestly about setbacks and progress. She draws on strengths and real-life skills rather than abstract theory, so sessions often include concrete practice and small experiments to try between meetings.
Her experience spans school-aged children, teens, adolescents, and adults, and she has worked across a wide range of presenting concerns. In practice she keeps the focus on the individual’s goals and what practical steps will move them toward those goals. She asks about daily routines, relationships, and coping habits to shape the plan.
People coming in feeling stuck or unsure what comes next will find a clinician who prioritizes clear goals and usable strategies. To start, she recommends completing the intake matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session to identify priorities and next steps.
How Destinee uses therapeutic approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the person’s lead, helps clarify goals, and shapes sessions around what matters most. This approach is useful when someone is unsure what comes next and needs space to name priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to test beliefs and change patterns that keep someone stuck. That can help with anxiety, depression, and habit changes tied to addictions or relationship behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings. It offers techniques for handling conflict, improving communication, and managing impulses in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and practical needs. That decision can shift over time as goals become clearer.
Confirm current session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid the need to travel. Many people find that doing skill practice and brief experiments between sessions becomes simpler when sessions can be scheduled around everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to feeling stuck?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, addictions, and issues linked to life transitions. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, and chronic pain or illness.
How does she approach someone unsure about their direction?
She uses client-centered conversations and practical skill-building to clarify goals. Sessions often include exercises to test small changes between meetings.
How long has she practiced?
She has 18 years of experience in the counseling profession working with children, adolescents, and adults across many concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not list specific formats.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.