- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi, Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Destiny
Destiny York is an LPC who focuses on practical, person-centered therapy for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting concerns. She offers a calm presence and straightforward guidance for those looking to make real changes in day-to-day life. She uses a collaborative style that starts with listening.
Sessions aim to identify what is getting in the way, then build small, doable steps toward goals. Destiny emphasizes each person's existing strengths and helps turn those strengths into tools for coping and decision making.
Background and approach
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Client-Centered Therapy to match methods to a person’s needs. That mix allows for skills practice, motivation building, and compassionate exploration of values and meaning. Expect concrete strategies alongside reflective conversations.
Destiny has four years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Science with Licensed Professional Counselor credentials in Louisiana. She has helped people through grief, relationship strain, workplace stress, mood disorders, and substance-related challenges. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, ADHD, and parenting stress.
Sessions are offered in English and available through a variety of online formats. The work is collaborative and paced to what a person can manage, with an emphasis on building resilience, clearer communication, and steadier daily routines.
What Destiny works with
Everything Destiny lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Destiny helps people with.
- 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 Destiny lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person's strengths. In practice this means the therapist reflects what a person says, asks helpful questions, and supports the person in finding their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs acceptance and easier self-understanding.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and behavior changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful patterns. CBT is helpful for people who want clear tools to change how they react day to day.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It blends skill practice with validation and can be a good fit for people coping with strong mood swings or relationship conflicts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. A therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. From that conversation the therapist and client choose methods to try and adjust them as needed through regular check-ins.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or workweek and use less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, homework prompts, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between visits.
Questions people ask about Destiny
What issues does Destiny help people with?
She helps with anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, grief, and related struggles listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, combining skills practice and reflective conversation to meet practical goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with people in clinical settings and online.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do costs and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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