About Denise
Denise Smith is a licensed professional counselor with more than 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, mood struggles, and addiction-related concerns. Denise aims to create a respectful and nonjudgmental space where people can begin making practical changes.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions often focus on skills for managing panic, mood swings, and overwhelming worry. Denise also works with people navigating sexual identity, gender issues, and alternative lifestyles, offering a calm place to talk through questions and concerns.
Background and approach
Her approach mixes evidence-informed strategies with compassionate listening. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot unhelpful thought patterns and try small experiments that can change feelings and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used to build steady habits and keep momentum toward goals. Denise tailors the conversation and plan to each client, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method. Many people come wanting clearer coping tools, better emotion regulation, or help moving past addiction.
Working with Denise involves setting realistic steps and checking progress together. She encourages honest, practical talk about setbacks and successes. This helps people move toward a more manageable, satisfying life at a pace that feels right for them.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Denise commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It is useful for panic attacks, mood symptoms, and patterns that feed addiction. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships; it is often helpful when feelings feel intense or overwhelming. Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Denise will discuss your goals and preferences, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust the plan as you track progress together. That teamwork helps make sure therapy stays useful and practical for daily life. Online sessions offer flexibility that can make consistent work easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and clearer visual cues. Phone sessions or shorter live chat and text-based messaging can fit into busy schedules, serve as quick check-ins, or work when bandwidth is limited. These options help people keep regular contact and practice skills between sessions, while matching the format to what feels most manageable.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English