Destiny York, LPC
Mississippi · 4 years in practice
Destiny York is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who centers her work on meaning and choice.
License and registration
- LPC, Mississippi
- 3245 · expires June 2028
- LPC, Louisiana
- 10853 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1376338228 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Destiny
Destiny York is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who centers her work on meaning and choice. She uses an Existential perspective alongside practical techniques to help people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship stress. Her style is straightforward and respectful, and she aims to make therapy feel doable for everyday life.
She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's priorities. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and move at a collaborative pace.
Background and approach
Destiny blends this with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns and try small, manageable behavior changes. Clients often bring concerns about life transitions, grief, parenting strain, career challenges, sexual identity, and struggles with intimacy or self-worth. She also addresses more specific issues such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Conversations tend to mix practical tools with questions about values and purpose. Destiny has four years of clinical experience and works with adults in Louisiana. She frames goals in clear, measurable steps and revisits them regularly so progress is visible.
The work is geared toward building coping skills and strengthening the choices someone can make in daily life. Sessions may include problem-solving, motivational interviewing to support change, and exercises from DBT when emotion regulation is needed. The overall aim is steady forward movement - finding what helps and keeping it simple enough to use between appointments.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Destiny lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How existential and skills-based therapy works online
Existential Therapy helps people look at values, meaning, and choice. In short conversations the focus is on what matters to the person and how they want to live. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's pace and priorities, so sessions follow the individual's goals and feel collaborative and nonjudgmental. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines unhelpful thoughts and tests small behavior changes to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will listen to concerns, try a few methods, and check in about what's working. This collaborative approach means techniques can be adjusted over time to match goals and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter connection is needed. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or between-session contact. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, school, or family routines while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Destiny help with?
She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career stress, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, mixing Existential questions about meaning with client-centered listening and practical tools from CBT and DBT.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Destiny has four years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of issues including recovery, mood concerns, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the person's preference.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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