Destinee Abrego is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 18 years of experience to her work.
01About Destinee
Destinee Abrego is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 18 years of experience to her work. She focuses on clear, practical steps to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship concerns. Her style aims to build trust quickly so parents and individuals feel heard and understood.
She uses a client-centered approach that starts with listening and identifying strengths. From there she adds tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help manage thoughts, emotions, and reactions.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in when useful to increase awareness and strengthen motivation for change. In sessions she helps people tackle specific problems such as communication trouble, codependency, commitment worries, and substance-related issues. She also supports those dealing with chronic pain, illness, attachment concerns, or the effects of domestic violence and divorce.
Work often focuses on concrete skills and small, doable steps that fit day-to-day life. Her experience includes work with school-aged children, adolescents, and adults, giving her a broad background with different stages of life. Destinee emphasizes collaboration - clients set goals and she offers tools and feedback to meet them.
Sessions move at a pace chosen by the person seeking help. People who choose her can expect straightforward conversation, practical techniques, and steady support while they work toward clearer thinking and healthier routines. She aims to help people make changes that last.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 60189 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1396018396 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Destinee lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Methods Destinee names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Destinee names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Destinee combines client-centered care with practical, skills-based methods to help people manage daily problems. Client-centered therapy means sessions begin with listening and building trust so goals reflect what matters most to the person. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and reaction patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers straightforward skills for handling intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness when conflicts or emotional swings get in the way.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals and try different methods as needed. Together they decide which tools fit best, adjusting the plan over time based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are useful for full conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messages let people share updates or get support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit appointments into work, school, or family routines while using approaches that focus on practical change.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Destinee commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship challenges, and LGBT-related issues, plus a wide range of related concerns such as communication problems, codependency, and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, blending listening with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, narrative work, and motivational interviewing to meet individual goals.
How much experience does she have in counseling?
She has 18 years of experience working in the counseling field and has supported people at different life stages with a variety of concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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