Destinee Abrego , LPC

Destinee Abrego is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and supervisor in Texas with 18 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults through a wide range of life challenges. She has worked across settings with school-aged youth, teens, and adults who present with concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, anger, LGBT issues, adjustment disorders, and addiction. Her practice emphasizes building a strong therapeutic relationship by establishing trust and rapport and by recognizing each person as the expert on their own life.

Abrego uses an eclectic, strengths-based approach that draws from evidence-informed methods including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. She focuses on identifying a client’s abilities and resources and on setting attainable, individualized goals. Her experience also encompasses complex presentations including attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, relationship and communication problems, domestic violence, chronic pain and illness, and substance use issues.

Therapy with Abrego centers on collaboration - therapists and clients working together to explore patterns, build skills, and make practical changes. The aim is to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can clarify their priorities and develop tools to move toward better functioning and greater well-being.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Destinee Abrego integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work in a practical, collaborative way. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and listening deeply so that clients feel understood; this approach helps with self-exploration, relationship concerns, and adjustment challenges. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress and teaching concrete skills to reduce symptoms - it can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

She also draws on aspects of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to teach emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness when needed, which can be valuable for clients facing intense emotions, relationship difficulties, or patterns of impulsivity. Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process - Abrego works collaboratively with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people juggling work, family, or health concerns. These formats make it easier to attend regular sessions, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life with greater convenience.