About Dina
Dina Velazquez is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing from North Carolina. She draws on a client-centered way of working to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. Dina speaks English and brings five years of experience as an LMFT to her work.
Dina focuses on clear, practical steps people can use between sessions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help spot unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
How Dina works
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are part of her toolbox for managing strong emotions and improving day-to-day coping. She also employs mindfulness techniques and elements of Jungian therapy to help clients connect with values and personal meaning. Dina aims to tailor the mix of approaches to the person in front of her rather than using a single method for everyone.
That means sessions can include skill practice, reflection, or short-term problem solving depending on the need. Dina has worked with people experiencing relationship strain, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, chronic pain or illness challenges, and issues related to LGBT identity. She also supports people dealing with isolation, panic attacks, social anxiety, and women's health concerns.
Her prior roles included clinical work in community mental health and performing clinical assessments. Dina emphasizes a straightforward, respectful style and partners with people to set realistic goals and track progress.
Dina lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Dina works with
The areas below are the ones Dina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. In practice this means the therapist reflects concerns, asks about what matters most, and shapes sessions around the person's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and panic attacks.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques in sessions, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative stance lets people move between skills practice, short-term problem solving, and deeper reflection as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work more like an in-person session while phone calls can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between appointments.
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