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Therapist in Indianapolis, Indiana Dr. Destini Ketchens, Therapist

Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)

Ages Served: 6-74

Appointments: In-office and Online

Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only

Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans

Dr. Destini Ketchens, Therapist

Dr. Destini Ketchens, DSW, LCSW

Specializes In:

Childhood behavioral issues
Family conflict
Racial identity
School avoidance
School behavioral issues
Sexual trauma
Social injustice
Trauma & PTSD
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Dr. Destini Ketchens, a licensed clinical social worker, is committed to helping individuals in Indiana navigate life’s challenges and discover paths to resilience and empowerment. With a client-centered approach, Dr. Ketchens provides a safe and supportive space for clients to process their emotions, develop effective strategies, and achieve their goals. She specializes in working with diverse populations, addressing concerns such as trauma, anxiety, depression, and severe mental illness, using evidence-based practices tailored to each individual’s unique needs. Dr. Ketchens serves children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, ensuring care across all stages of life.

Dr. Ketchens is dedicated to helping clients rebuild stability, regain their autonomy, and access necessary resources to thrive. Her therapeutic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), ensuring clients receive holistic and effective care.

Dr. Ketchens also has extensive experience addressing ethnoracial trauma, ADHD, childhood behavior issues, and PTSD. She works with individuals from various backgrounds, including adoption and foster care communities, first responders, LGBTQ+ individuals, and military personnel. By focusing on equity, intersectionality, and anti-racism, she empowers clients to explore their identities, challenge societal barriers, and build fulfilling lives.

Outside of her clinical practice, Dr. Ketchens is the President of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated – Upsilon Omega Zeta chapter, where she dedicates her time to providing tangible resources to the Indianapolis community. She enjoys shopping, dancing, binge-watching discontinued TV shows, and caring for her beloved dog. A fan of Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, and Taylor Swift, Dr. Ketchens also finds joy in connecting with music and pop culture.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Individual Therapy

Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.

  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Racial identity
  • School behavioral issues
  • Sexual trauma
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Ability status
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Aging
  • Anger issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attention & focus
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bullying or harassment
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Chronic pain-related issues
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Detachment/disconnection
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Ethnic identity
  • Family conflict
  • Fertility
  • First responder stress
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • Gender identity
  • General relationship issues
  • Hallucinations
  • Hoarding
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • Intellectual challenges: generally independent
  • Intense mood changes
  • Learning challenges
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Men's health/issues
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Military & veteran
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Post-partum depression & anxiety
  • Pre-conception
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Premarital counseling
  • Psychosis/issues with reality
  • Retirement
  • Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
  • School avoidance
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-injury or cutting
  • Social injustice
  • Stress from ongoing health issues
  • Stress management
  • Unusual thoughts or beliefs

Family Therapy

Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.

  • Family conflict
  • School avoidance
  • Social injustice
  • Ability status
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Anger issues
  • Attachment issues
  • Attention & focus
  • Caregiving
  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Chronic pain-related issues
  • Ethnic identity
  • Fertility
  • General relationship issues
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Parenting
  • Post-partum depression & anxiety
  • Pre-conception
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Premarital counseling
  • Racial identity
  • School behavioral issues
  • Sexual trauma
  • Stress from ongoing health issues
  • Trauma & PTSD

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Southern Illinois University

  • Simmons University

FAQs

Please call us at 317-554-4220 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Destini Ketchens.

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