Dina Velazquez , LMFT

Dina Velazquez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and other life stressors. Dina uses straightforward, practical strategies so conversations feel clear and useful. She speaks English and brings five years of clinical experience to her work.

Dina favors a client-centered way of working. That means she listens first, then builds goals with each person rather than imposing a plan. She often mixes in cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns. Dialectical behavior skills are used when emotions feel overwhelming and people need concrete tools to cope.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Dina commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building goals together, which helps people feel heard and clear about next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to create small, concrete changes for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when intense emotions get in the way of daily life. DBT offers step-by-step tools for managing strong feelings, reducing impulsive behaviors, and improving distress tolerance. Choosing an approach is collaborative - she will talk with each person about goals, try ideas, and adjust the plan when something is not working.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for deeper conversations and teaching skills. Phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text are helpful for brief support, journaling between sessions, and scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules.