About Denise
Denise Mitchell is a licensed clinician who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She uses clear, practical methods to help clients cope with life changes, improve self-esteem, and work through trauma and relationship concerns. Denise brings 19 years of overall experience to her practice and meets people where they are in their journey.
She trained in education and counseling at the University of Pittsburgh and later completed additional clinical requirements at Loyola University in Maryland.
Background and approach
Denise holds an MD and is credentialed as an LCPC and LPC. Her background includes many years supporting adults with a wide range of concerns. In sessions she uses client-centered techniques to make room for each person's voice.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work when clients want to notice and change thought patterns that lead to difficult behaviors. She also draws on solution-focused and trauma-focused approaches when those fit the goals. Denise aims to create a warm, non-judgmental atmosphere.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to what a person needs right now. She encourages collaboration on a plan that feels achievable and relevant. Her focus areas include anxiety, depression, grief, anger, ADHD, caregiver stress, communication problems, and life-purpose questions.
Denise also supports people facing divorce, infidelity, multicultural concerns, and young adult issues. She offers services in Maryland and works in English.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a trusting, respectful relationship. Online sessions use this approach to let people set the pace and choose topics that matter to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel. In remote sessions this work often includes brief exercises, homework between meetings, and concrete steps to test new ways of thinking.
Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process can shift as progress is made or priorities change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or school.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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