Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Destiny works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Destiny
Destiny Howell is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, anger, and life changes. She combines practical strategies with a calm, direct style to make therapy feel useful from the start. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.
Destiny also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice painful feelings without getting stuck by them. That combination aims to reduce overwhelm and increase meaningful action.
Background and approach
Attachment-based work is part of her approach when relationship patterns and early hurts affect current life. Sessions often include looking at how connection and trust show up in daily interactions and practicing small changes that improve communication. Destiny brings ten years of experience working in California settings and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential.
She centers client goals and life context when shaping a plan, including cultural and spiritual concerns when they matter to the person. Therapy sessions are conversational and goal-focused. People can expect skill-building, checking progress, and adjustments as needed.
The aim is steady, practical change rather than quick fixes. She works with a wide range of concerns such as depression, grief, coping with caregiving stress, addiction, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. Destiny supports people who want clearer boundaries, better emotion regulation, and more satisfying day-to-day relationships.
What Destiny works with
Everything Destiny lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Destiny's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Destiny lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Destiny often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on noticing the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then trying practical experiments to create new patterns. ACT helps people make room for difficult feelings while also choosing actions that match their values, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and anger.She may also draw on attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns and early wounds affect current life. That work looks at how people connect, where trust or distance shows up, and practices small changes in communication and boundaries. Choosing or adjusting approaches is a collaborative process; the therapist works with each person to figure out what fits their needs, goals, and preferences over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving options for different situations. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and learning skills together. Phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or be easier when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing helps process emotions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
Questions people ask about Destiny
What kinds of concerns does Destiny help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, addictions, relationship struggles, self-esteem, and related issues such as ADHD and caregiving stress.
What is her therapy style like?
The approach is conversational and skills-focused, mixing cognitive behavioral tools with acceptance and attachment work to reduce overwhelm and improve coping.
How much experience does she have?
Destiny has ten years of clinical experience working in California settings and with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA LCSW, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment work and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.