Dina Velazquez , LMFT

Dina Velazquez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in North Carolina who combines practical skills with a client-centered outlook to support people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, relationship challenges, and caregiver strain. She earned a master’s degree in counseling from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, CA and brings focused clinical experience working with issues such as trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes.

Dina integrates evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior techniques within a collaborative, individualized process, recognizing that each person’s path to well-being is unique. She also attends to concerns specific to LGBT clients, chronic illness and disability, substance use, and social isolation. Her practice emphasizes building practical coping skills while exploring the relational and emotional patterns that shape daily life.

With five years of professional experience, Dina aims to create a supportive environment where clients can explore goals, develop new tools for coping, and work toward meaningful, sustainable change under the guidance of a licensed clinician.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Dina Velazquez

Dina draws on client-centered therapy to place the individual's values and goals at the center of care, creating space for the person to set the pace and direction of sessions while the therapist offers empathy and support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering concrete tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques help clients build skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially useful for intense emotions and relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dina works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and adapts methods over time so the plan fits each person’s life and challenges.

Online therapy with Dina includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and varied communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and health constraints, and allow clients to access licensed professionals from locations that best suit their lives.