- CBT techniques
- Motivational interviewing
- Client-centered approach
About Destiny
Destiny York is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Louisiana with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship difficulties, and coping with life changes. Destiny also works with issues around self-esteem, grief, parenting, career stress, ADHD, and intimacy-related concerns including kink and BDSM culture.
Her practice uses straightforward conversation and practical skills. She helps people name problems, identify patterns, and try small changes between sessions. Destinys approach draws on Client-Centered ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to turn insights into steps people can use in daily life.
She often supports people dealing with the fallout of attachment wounds, abandonment, foster or adoption histories, and dissociation. Destiny also addresses co-morbidity, codependency, communication and control issues, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Sessions include talking through feelings, building coping strategies, and practicing behavioral experiments when helpful.
For people carrying guilt or shame, she listens for how those feelings affect relationships and decisions. She helps unpack where self-blame came from and tests small alternative beliefs and actions. The work is collaborative and focused on clearer choices rather than labels.
Destiny uses brief structured tools from CBT and DBT when they fit, and she leans on Motivational Interviewing for change-focused conversations. People can expect a practical, conversational style aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and decision making.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience at the center of the work. The therapist listens without directing and helps people make choices that fit their values and goals. This approach is useful for exploring feelings like shame and discovering what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses short exercises and behavioral experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and change patterns that keep people stuck. CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, and habitual self-blame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Destiny will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. She aims to be collaborative about which tools to use and how sessions are structured.
The exact online session formats for this therapist are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. In general, working with a licensed professional online can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, turn therapy into brief skill practice between obligations, or choose a quieter check-in when time is limited. Ask about session length and format when you schedule so you can pick what fits your routine.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Mississippi, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship problems, grief, self-esteem, eating and intimacy-related issues among other concerns.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She listens for how guilt or shame shows up in decisions and relationships, then uses conversational work and behavioral experiments to test different beliefs and responses.
What is her background and experience?
She has four years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana and has worked with a range of mood, trauma, and addiction concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MS LPC and LA LPC credentials and practices in Louisiana.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost and how are they billed?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet 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 or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.