- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Destinee
Destinee Abrego is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 18 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship problems, and depression. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, chronic illness, and substance use.
Abrego uses a client-centered base to build trust and establish clear goals. She combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior skills to help people notice thought patterns and practice different responses. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her approach when they fit a person's goals.
Sessions tend to focus on practical skills and decisions. People often work on communication, managing strong emotions, or navigating changes like separation or recovery from substance use. She also supports those sorting out complex identity and relationship questions, including aspects of kink and alternative sexual cultures.
Her work emphasizes strengths and doable steps. Conversations look at what is working now and what small changes a person can try between sessions. She helps people turn those small experiments into clearer choices and improved day-to-day routines.
Abrego has experience across settings and with a range of life stages. She aims to work collaboratively, shaping therapy around what each person wants to accomplish. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Destinee commonly draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Client-centered work focuses on the person's goals and lived experience, helping clarify what they want to change. CBT looks at thought patterns and behaviors, offering practical techniques to test and adjust those patterns to reduce distress.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness when needed. DBT skills teach concrete ways to manage intense emotions and improve communication in high-stress moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice may change over time as new issues come up or different skills are needed.
Confirm the current session options before booking because formats were not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises, home practice, and skill coaching to work well by video or phone, helping people build new habits inside everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship issues, and depression, plus related topics like abandonment and attachment.
How does she approach guilt or shame?
Her work uses client-centered methods with CBT and DBT tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice different responses to guilt and shame.
What is her professional background?
She has 18 years in the counseling field and experience across multiple settings and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
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 or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.