Licensed clinical social worker recordCalifornia
Destiny Howell, LCSW
California
Licensed clinical social worker - anxiety and relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 129679
- NPI
- 1033605001
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
These details come from information Destiny supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Anxiety
- Relationship strain
- Trauma recovery
About Destiny
Destiny Howell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with 10 years of experience. She focuses on common and complex problems such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma recovery, and self-esteem concerns. She also addresses stress, parenting challenges, career pressure, and addictions in practical, day-to-day terms.
Her work combines several evidence-based methods to help people manage feelings and change unhelpful patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift thinking and behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is part of her approach when clients want to build values-based action. Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationship patterns and closeness.
She pays attention to cultural identity and faith background during sessions, specifically noting experience with Black and Christian clients while working respectfully with diverse backgrounds. Conversations often cover communication skills, boundary setting, and repairing relationship difficulties. Practical tools for managing panic, obsessive behaviors, and mood swings are common parts of sessions.
Sessions include straightforward skill teaching, problem-focused planning, and conversational processing. Destiny helps people prioritize what matters and try small changes between meetings. She also addresses caregiver stress, burnout, body image worries, and challenges linked to ADHD and bipolar mood disruption.
People who choose her can expect clear goals, regular check-ins on progress, and adjustments to methods if something isn’t working. To begin, clients use the site’s matching steps to schedule a first session and learn about session logistics.
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How her approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to tolerate uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, life changes, and low mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and trying practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like panic, compulsions, or depressive patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current relationships and helps people practice new ways of relating to partners and others.Deciding which approach or mix of approaches to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review concerns, try methods, and adjust plans based on what feels helpful. Sessions often combine teaching, guided practice, and real-life experiments the client can try between meetings.
The site biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins that need less time, or avoid travel on work days. Licensed professionals use these approaches to help clients learn skills, practice new reactions, and track progress over time without promising particular results.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues, as well as parenting, addictions, grief, and eating or sleeping problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends cognitive behavioral techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-informed work, client-centered conversation, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with adults on mood, coping, and relational concerns.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a California LCSW and practices in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers