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Denise Carey

Focused, experienced therapist for everyday challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
24 years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Denise

Denise Carey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 24 years of experience. She draws on long experience supporting people coping with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and parenting stress. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people take small, useful steps forward.

She uses straightforward talk and active listening to learn what matters to each person. She combines client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try different ways of thinking and behaving.

Background and approach

Mindfulness practices are introduced when they fit, to help with stress and emotional regulation. Denise has worked with people affected by trauma and abuse, and with those handling major life changes or caregiving stress. She also brings experience with bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, anger, and relationship challenges.

Parents who are feeling overwhelmed can find support for parenting strain and blended family issues. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on goals the person sets. Denise uses solution-focused techniques and motivational interviewing to build on strengths and encourage practical change.

She talks through communication problems, codependency, abandonment fears, and forgiveness at a pace the person finds manageable. Her background includes crisis assessment experience and years of counseling across a range of concerns. People who want clear, compassionate guidance and tools to manage daily life often find this style helpful.

Language of work is English and sessions are provided in multiple online formats.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflecting concerns back and helping clarify personal goals; this approach helps with motivation and self-understanding.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Denise helps people identify patterns, test new ways of thinking, and try small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Denise works collaboratively to decide which methods make the most sense based on a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in about what is helping.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people have a more conversational session with visual cues, while phone sessions remove the need for video. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter, ongoing check-ins or a way to process between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care from different locations.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Denise address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship and communication issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are warm and practical, with straightforward talk and active listening. Denise combines client-centered care with CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused work, and motivational interviewing.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Denise has 24 years of experience providing behavioral health counseling and crisis assessments, including work with trauma, suicidality, and addiction-related challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PA LCSW cw016634, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are used in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
24 years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English

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