Destiny Robbins

Destiny Robbins

Interim Director for Counseling and Psychological Services
Sacramento
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW 86724)


BIOGRAPHY

Destiny has a Master of Social Work degree from University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She has a wide range of experience working with diverse populations. Before coming to the ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø, Destiny spent over five years working as an Adjunct Counselor and Professor in the Los Rios Community College District. Destiny has worked in a variety of clinical settings before starting her journey working in higher education. Destiny has experience working within the foster care system, the county mental health system as a crisis worker, private practice, and as a healthy relationship instructor for a non-profit organization in Sacramento. 

Destiny uses an integrative, strength-based approach and has a nonjudgmental style that is tailor-made to support her clients’ needs in the here and now. She provides Brainspotting Therapy (which is adapted from EMDR).  is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing, and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation, and a variety of other challenging symptoms. In addition to brainspotting, she uses techniques from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). She enjoys providing short- and longer-term individual, couple, and group psychotherapy.

Education

A.A. Cosumnes River College (Social Science and Liberal Arts)

B.A. ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø, Stockton (Sociology and Pre Law)

MSW University of Southern CA, Los Angeles (Social Work)

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