- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Nepali
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Dinesh
Dinesh Shrestha is an LPC based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, and relationship strain. He supports people dealing with trauma, depression, addiction, and sleep problems. He also addresses issues like self-esteem, anger, and career transitions.
Dinesh speaks English, Hindi, and Nepali, which can help when cultural context matters. Dinesh keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals.
Background and approach
Therapy sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, such as coping strategies and behavior changes. He adapts the pace to each person's needs and comfort level. His approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness practices.
That means conversations center on the person's experience, while also looking at thoughts and habits that shape feelings and actions. Mindfulness tools are used to help with stress, sleep, and emotional regulation. Over five years he has worked with a range of concerns including ADHD, panic, OCD-related struggles, multicultural issues, and post-traumatic stress.
He pays attention to how life transitions, immigration, or cultural factors affect day-to-day functioning. The focus is on practical steps toward clearer thinking and calmer days. People meet him for a mix of short-term problem solving and longer work on patterns that keep causing pain.
He aims to make sessions respectful and sensitive, and to tailor the plan to what each person needs and wants.
What Dinesh works with
Everything Dinesh lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Dinesh helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Dinesh lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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 methods translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own perspective and priorities. Online sessions using this approach involve the therapist listening carefully, reflecting what is said, and helping set goals that feel meaningful to the client. This method helps with concerns like relationship strain, parenting stress, and general life transitions.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. In online work CBT uses structured conversations and homework exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and panic symptoms.
Dialetical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. In teletherapy this can mean practicing skills during sessions and using brief messaging or chat for check-ins between meetings to reinforce new strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and daily life. That choice can change over time as needs shift, and treatment plans are adjusted together.
Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, skill practice, or times when typing is easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, parenting, and other obligations.
Questions people ask about Dinesh
What concerns does he address?
Dinesh supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting concerns, relationship and family problems, addiction, grief, sleep issues, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a warm, client-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaboration. Sessions focus on practical skills and clear goals tailored to each person.
What is his professional background?
He is a licensed professional counselor with five years of experience working with mood disorders, trauma, OCD-related concerns, ADHD, and multicultural issues.
Where is he licensed and practice location?
He holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Nepali.
What session formats are offered?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin sessions?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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