About Denise
Denise Mason is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those navigating depression, grief, addiction, trauma, and big life changes. Denise writes and speaks plainly, and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
She uses a client-centered style that starts with listening to what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Denise blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches with mindfulness and emotion-focused ideas. Those methods are used to help people notice patterns, manage difficult feelings, and try new ways of coping. Denise draws on a long career in social work and clinical practice.
Her training includes a master’s degree in social work and earlier studies in psychology. She has worked across settings with a range of concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, career pressure, identity-related worries, and bipolar mood patterns. Sessions include setting clear goals and checking progress along the way.
Denise keeps her manner direct but warm, and she looks for moments of lightness when the situation allows. She encourages practical steps you can use between meetings, such as grounding exercises and short behavior changes. People who choose her can expect collaborative planning and regular review of what’s helping.
Her practice supports English speakers in North Carolina and she accepts international clients for online sessions.
How Denise’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s goals first and focuses on listening and support; it helps people clarify what matters and guides decisions about next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions connect and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can ease anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for handling intense emotions and improving how someone copes in stressful moments, useful for mood instability and strong reactions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Denise will work with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and day-to-day life. She reviews progress and adjusts plans so the work stays useful and aligned with what the person wants to achieve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quieter voice call is preferred. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief skill coaching, or shorter follow-ups between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, family, or travel while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Vermont, New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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