About Deginesh
Deginesh Worku is a licensed mental health counselor who emphasizes a warm, accepting way of working. She is listed as an LMHC and brings three decades of experience to her practice. Her sessions are straightforward and focused on real-life concerns.
She aims to create a calm space where people can speak honestly and be heard. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's priorities and help them feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often called CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical habits that reduce worry and low mood.
Background and approach
These approaches are used to address stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Deginesh gives attention to relationship struggles and communication difficulties. She also supports people working through control issues, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose.
Conversations may include faith when the person wants that to be part of their story. Sessions focus on simple, doable steps. A typical meeting might include talking through what feels most pressing, noticing patterns that get in the way, and trying small changes between sessions.
Over time these steps aim to reduce overwhelm and strengthen self-trust. She offers services in English, Amharic, and Oromo and practices from California. Her long experience shapes a calm, patient style that centers the person and their goals.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's priorities. In online sessions this means conversations led by what matters most to the person, with the therapist reflecting back and helping clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT fits well with remote work because exercises and homework can be shared and reviewed between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that make sense together. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which create flexibility for different days and energy levels. Video works well for detailed conversations and visual cues. Phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit brief updates, questions between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California, Iowa
- Languages
- English, Amharic, Oromo