Denise Marie

Denise Marie is a licensed counselor with 25 years of experience. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Virginia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, career questions, and grief. Her style is practical and person-centered. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals. Denise uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to manage symptoms and build new habits. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas to help people make values-based choices during hard times. Clients often come for help with life transitions, parenting strain, or coping after loss. Denise also supports people dealing with trauma, substance concerns, mood disorders, and attention challenges. She helps people improve communication, reduce anger, and rebuild motivation for work or daily life. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings. Denise teaches ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, practice self-compassion, and take small steps toward goals. She also uses motivational interviewing techniques to support change when someone feels stuck. Across her work she emphasizes clear, respectful collaboration. The aim is to strengthen coping, reduce distress, and reconnect people with things that matter to them. Readers interested in starting can use the site Start Therapy button to complete the brief matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and goals

Denise draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can help when making career or life changes. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience and uses empathic listening to build trust and clarity. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach concrete, practical skills. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and managing impulses. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Denise will work together with each person to identify which methods fit their concerns, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps shape a plan that feels doable and relevant to everyday life. Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time around work or family responsibilities. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and homework so skills translate into daily routines, helping people practice between meetings without promising a particular service.