Destiny York, LPC
Narrative-focused counselor guiding practical change
Details
| Name | Destiny York |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Louisiana |
| Licensed in | Mississippi, Louisiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Destiny
Destiny York is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses narrative and client-centered methods to help people facing hard moments. She focuses on practical change and sees therapy as a space to tell your story, name what matters, and try new ways forward. She works from Louisiana and speaks English.
She helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and stress. Addictions, trauma and abuse, and recovery work are part of her experience.
Background and approach
She also supports people handling family conflict, communication problems, grief, and parenting strains. Destiny blends narrative Therapy with cognitive tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions are collaborative - she asks questions, listens to patterns, and helps clients reframe their story.
She uses client-centered techniques to build on strengths and DBT skills when emotion regulation or distress tolerance is needed. Her background includes four years of clinical experience as an LPC in Louisiana. She has worked with people addressing intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, career questions, and anger.
She also offers support around abandonment, attachment, and blended family stressors. In practical sessions, Destiny helps set clear goals and offers strategies like thought-behavior work and emotion regulation skills. She approaches each person without judgment and focuses on steady progress.
If you want a straightforward way to understand patterns and try small changes, she can help guide that work.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues among the things Destiny works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Destiny among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Destiny among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Destiny among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Destiny among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Destiny among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Destiny among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Destiny among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Destiny directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Destiny directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online sessions
Destiny uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell and retell their life stories, spotting patterns and opening paths to change. Narrative work is useful for identity questions, attachment wounds, and making sense of transitions. She also employs Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the pace and priorities. This helps when someone needs to feel heard and seen while exploring difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic coping. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Destiny works collaboratively to choose techniques that match a person's goals, preferences, and current challenges. She may combine narrative questions with CBT exercises or introduce DBT skills when stronger emotion regulation is needed so the plan fits each individual's needs. Online sessions make these methods easier to access. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill reminders, or when a written format helps someone reflect between sessions. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels, and they let licensed professionals provide consistent therapeutic support across formats.Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Destiny address?
She works with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, and recovery. Other focuses include family and relationship problems, grief, parenting, and career questions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses narrative and client-centered approaches alongside cognitive and DBT-informed skills. Sessions are collaborative and aim to help people reframe their stories and build practical coping strategies.
What is her background and experience?
She has four years of clinical experience working in Louisiana. That time includes work with trauma, addiction and recovery, mood disorders, and communication and attachment issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
In which languages are sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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