Destinee Abrego
Compassionate CBT-informed counselor helping build practical skills
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Destinee
Destinee Abrego draws on a client-centered foundation and practical cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people address anxiety, stress, addictions, relationship concerns, and depression.
Background and approach
As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas, she blends structured skill building with a supportive therapeutic relationship to help clients identify unhelpful patterns and develop concrete strategies for change. Her bedside manner emphasizes listening, collaboration, and focusing on each person’s strengths.
With 18 years of clinical experience, Destinee has worked with school-aged children, adolescents, and adults presenting a broad range of issues including trauma, grief, anger, LGBT matters, and adjustment difficulties. She also addresses complex areas such as attachment struggles, codependency, chronic pain and illness, sexual diversity including BDSM and kink, and substance-related concerns.
Her approach is flexible, drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative methods, and client-centered care to tailor treatment to individual goals. Clients can expect a collaborative process that prioritizes trust and practical skill development.
Sessions emphasize attainable goals, improved communication, and coping tools to manage symptoms and life transitions while honoring each person's expertise in their own life.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through structured exercises and skills practice; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns and lends itself to homework and concrete coping strategies. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration to build trust and draw out each person's strengths; this approach supports emotional processing and goal setting in a respectful, nonjudgmental way. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help people manage intense emotions and improve communication.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with clients to consider their goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and may blend techniques from these approaches to create a personalized plan.
Online sessions using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity during busy or transitional times. These formats allow for regular skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and access to care from different locations, supporting consistent progress while accommodating varied lifestyles and needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English