Destinee Smith

Destinee Smith accepts Aetna, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Centivo, and Prime Health. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Washington, DC are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Destinee Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Destinee is licensed to practice in Washington, DC and Maryland, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Destinee’s Washington, DC license number is PRC200001720, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Destinee Smith has been practicing therapy for 6 years. Destinee’s education and training include BA - Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; MA – Clinical Mental Health, Trinity Washington University. Over that time, Destinee has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, and LGBTQ+.

Destinee Smith works with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, and LGBTQ+ and specializes in ADHD, Anxiety, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Trauma, and Women's Issues. These are the areas where Destinee spends most of their clinical time. Destinee also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Destinee is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Destinee Smith draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Destinee’s style is empowering, direct, and solution-oriented. In Destinee’s words: “I help clients build insight and skills to move toward greater self-understanding, self-acceptance, and meaningful change.”

Destinee Smith (she/her) offers therapy in English. Destinee identifies as Black. Destinee provides LGBTQIA+ affirming care.

Destinee Smith offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Destinee is licensed in Washington, DC and Maryland, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Destinee Smith is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Destinee will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Destinee’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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