About Denise
Denise Carey is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania with 24 years of practice. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and many life stresses. Denise talks simply and directly with clients to help them manage hard moments and set clear goals.
She has long experience supporting people after trauma and abuse and has guided those coping with grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Her background includes crisis assessments and work with people who have thoughts of suicide.
Background and approach
That history shapes a steady, practical approach in sessions. Denise blends several methods to match what each person needs. She uses client-centered work to keep the conversation focused on the person, and cognitive behavioral ideas to identify patterns that feed distress.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help people make changes and set achievable steps. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Denise aims to make therapy feel manageable, with clear next steps between meetings.
She encourages clients to try small experiments in daily life and then review what works. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences. Denise practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step put people on the path toward care.
How Denise Uses Talk Therapy Approaches Online
Denise commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy means conversations stay focused on the person's goals and experiences, helping them feel heard and guiding choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thought and behavior patterns that keep anxiety or depression going and tests new ways of thinking and acting.She also draws on motivational interviewing to support change when someone feels uncertain about next steps. That approach uses open questions and reflection to help people find their own motivation. Choosing the right blend of methods is collaborative - Denise will talk with each person about goals, try approaches that fit, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online care is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, ask quick questions, or conduct brief check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to try approaches consistently.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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