Hi, I’m MARI DESTIN.

Helping People Gives My Life Meaning

Being a therapist is an honor and a privilege. I love that I get to help my clients feel good about themselves and create more balanced and fulfilling lives.  The most rewarding thing about being a therapist is seeing my clients feeling good about themselves; loving, trusting and accepting themselves; and responding to life's challenges in effective and healthy ways.

I am committed to guiding you to where you feel more ease as you go through your day and life feels manageable again.

I am Compassionate and Bring a Calming and Grounding Presence to the Therapy Space.

My Approach

As a Therapist, I Embrace the Following Philosophies

  • I believe that you deserve to feel better.

  • I believe that you are worthy of love and care.

  • I believe that emotions heal when they are witnessed and validated.

  • I believe that loving and accepting ourselves for who we are, scars and all, is one of the most courageous and powerful things we can do.

  • I believe that working on ourselves is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves and the world.

  • I believe healing happens when we pay attention to our inner world.

Approaches:

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)/parts work

  • Trauma Informed Therapy

  • Attachment Theory

  • Mindfullness Based Practices

  • Mind-Body approaches

  • Hypnotherapy Certified Practitioner

  • Perinatal Mental Health Certified (Postpartum Support International)

  • Brainspotting

  • EMDR

My Professional Background

My experience includes 18 years working with individuals, couples, and families in the areas of anxiety, complex trauma, childhood emotional neglect, childhood sexual abuse, substance abuse/addiction, and relationships.

I have also worked as crisis counselor and intervention counselor (12 years) and an elementary school teacher (6 years) for the Hillsborough County School District.