About Deni
Deni Cuevas-Horita is a licensed clinical social worker with sixteen years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She focuses on practical steps that reduce worry and improve day-to-day functioning. Deni speaks English and practices in California as an LCSW.
Her work often addresses depression and mood changes tied to life transitions. She also supports people dealing with pregnancy and childbirth related mood shifts, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression.
Background and approach
Social anxiety and phobia are among the areas she helps people navigate. In sessions she aims to tailor conversation and planning to each person's needs. That means listening first, then offering tools and small experiments to try between meetings.
She uses a collaborative approach so goals and steps fit the client's life and schedule. Deni describes her style as respectful, sensitive, and compassionate. She encourages gradual change and recognizes that asking for help takes courage.
The focus is usually on practical coping skills, clearer thinking about stressors, and building habits that support emotional well-being. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on the therapist's availability. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging, using a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Evidence-based techniques and online sessions
Many therapists who work with anxiety and mood concerns use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that teach skills and change unhelpful patterns. Problem-focused skills training offers clear steps for managing worry and stress, such as breathing, activity planning, and breaking problems into smaller parts. Behavioral activation emphasizes simple, doable activities to lift mood and reduce withdrawal, and it can help when depression makes daily life feel heavy.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation and body language. Phone sessions can work when lower bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick skill reminders, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and stay consistent with care.
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What this therapist works with
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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