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Destiny Howell, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Destiny

Destiny Howell is a licensed clinical social worker who blends evidence-based methods to help people manage difficult emotions and life transitions.

Background and approach

With ten years of experience, she focuses on concerns such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and ADHD while drawing on approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to create practical, personalized plans. Her practice emphasizes cultural responsiveness and a compassionate stance that encourages clients to explore identity, communication patterns, and purpose.

Destiny works collaboratively to strengthen coping skills for stress, grief, addiction-related struggles, and intimacy-related concerns, and she brings attention to attachment patterns, impulse control, and mood regulation in treatment. Clients can expect an emphasis on building self-awareness, improving communication, and developing actionable strategies for change.

Destiny’s LCSW credential reflects her training and clinical experience in California, and she aims to support growth through empathic listening, clear goal-setting, and interventions tailored to each person’s needs.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values and take committed action toward meaningful goals while learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering concrete skills for managing mood, panic, obsessions, and attention-related challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns and early bonding experiences to improve current relationships and emotional regulation, which can be especially relevant for intimacy, abandonment, and communication concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to assess needs, try interventions, and refine strategies based on what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as goals evolve. This flexible, client-centered process aims to match interventions to practical goals and lived experience.

Online therapy offers practical benefits like scheduling flexibility and the ability to connect from home or another convenient location. Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and day-to-day demands, making it easier to maintain continuity of care while pursuing progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
This practice supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, addictions, ADHD, and related mood and behavioral challenges.
What is the general therapeutic style used in sessions?
The approach is collaborative and skills-focused, combining modalities such as CBT, DBT, ACT, attachment-informed work, and client-centered principles to tailor treatment to each person’s goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Destiny brings ten years of clinical experience working with diverse emotional and behavioral concerns, applying evidence-based interventions and practical coping strategies.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?
She holds an LCSW and practices in California under the license CA LCSW 129679.
In what languages are services offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are conducted in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on scheduling and preference.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English