About
- Client-centered work
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Dina
Dina Velazquez is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed in California and practicing in North Carolina. She has five years of experience and helps people address common stresses at home such as anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and relationship concerns.
Dina focuses on straightforward talk and practical skills. She combines a client-centered stance with skills drawn from cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavior techniques. Sessions often include concrete strategies to manage panic, mood, or addictive urges alongside space to talk about grief or life changes.
She also pays attention to issues that come up for caregivers and people managing chronic illness or pain. Dina works with concerns related to addiction and compassion fatigue, and she supports people navigating isolation or low self-esteem. Her practice includes attention to LGBT and women’s issues as they affect daily life.
In session she tends to use short-term problem-solving alongside longer, reflective work when useful. That can mean learning a new way to handle a triggering situation, practicing breathing and grounding for panic, or looking at repeated relationship patterns. The mix depends on what a person needs and on goals they set together.
People booking a first session can expect direct, plain language and an emphasis on skills that fit everyday life. Dina asks about the practical parts of a person’s routine and suggests changes that can be tried between visits.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Dina uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques that fit well to remote sessions. Client-centered work means conversations focus on the person’s concerns and priorities, with the therapist following the client’s lead to set goals and next steps. CBT offers concrete tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and actions, useful for anxiety, panic, and depression.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach practical coping strategies. DBT skills include distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with strong emotions, relationship struggles, and addictive urges. Together these approaches mix talk with hands-on exercises and skill practice.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan as practical concerns or priorities change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, require less travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. The focus is on making sessions useful for everyday life and on teaching skills that can be used between meetings.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California, North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
Dina works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, using CBT and DBT skills alongside mindfulness and Jungian ideas to address problems and build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as an LMFT working with anxiety, depression, substance use, and relationship issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT licensure in California and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.