About Sae
Sae Chichibu-Denny is a licensed counselor who focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship challenges. She draws on nine years of clinical experience to guide people through hard moments. Sae writes and listens with respect for each person's strengths and story.
She believes people know their lives best and builds conversations around what matters to them. Sessions emphasize clear steps you can try between meetings. Sae supports people as they make changes, rebuild routines, and find ways to reduce overwhelming feelings.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with mood disorders, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflict, addiction, and abuse. That range gives her familiarity with both immediate crises and longer-term patterns that cause pain. Her approach is practical and focused on what helps in daily life.
Sae holds an MD and is listed as an LCPC and LPC, and she practices in Virginia. She aims to make sessions straightforward and respectful, using simple language rather than jargon. Conversations cover goals, small experiments, and progress over time.
People choose her for calm guidance and steady support while they sort through difficult feelings and situations. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort and helps people notice the strengths they already have.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Behavioral and skills-based methods focus on identifying patterns that keep problems going and teaching concrete tools to change them. These approaches break down larger problems into manageable steps and help with anxiety, depression, and stress by building routines and coping skills.Trauma-informed techniques aim to create calm and safety in sessions while addressing difficult memories at a pace that fits the person. This work often includes grounding exercises, pacing, and ways to reduce intense reactions so daily life feels more manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which fits the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time if something is not helping.
Online therapy with this practice offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can provide brief check-ins or support between longer sessions. These formats help fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities while keeping focus on practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Virginia
- Languages
- English