Denise Hyland, LMHC - Therapist in New York

About Denise

Denise Hyland is a licensed mental health counselor who aims to help people move beyond survival and into steadier ground. She speaks plainly and directly, helping parents and adults understand what they are feeling and why. Sessions are warm and practical, focused on small changes that make everyday life easier.

Her approach mixes straightforward talk with hands-on skills. Denise helps people notice their thoughts and patterns, accept what they are experiencing, and try different ways of responding.

Background and approach

She uses ideas from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Denise also brings trauma-informed care into sessions when past hurt affects current life. She works from Trauma-Focused Therapy principles to gently address painful memories while keeping coping skills in place.

Motivational Interviewing helps when clients are weighing difficult changes or facing habits that are hard to break. With five years of clinical experience and a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, Denise blends practical techniques with straightforward guidance. She aims for clear goals each step of the way.

Her style is calm, encouraging, and focused on usable tools. Appointments take place online by a range of formats so working parents and busy people can fit support into their schedules. Denise speaks English and practices in New York as an LMHC.

Online approaches that teach coping skills

Denise commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT breaks problems into manageable steps and gives practical exercises to practice between sessions.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT offers concrete strategies for handling strong feelings and improving communication when relationships feel strained.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Denise will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients and therapist work together to pick the methods that fit a person’s needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible for busy schedules. These formats let people practice skills between interactions and fit therapy into work, school, or family life more easily. The variety of options supports ongoing work even when in-person visits are hard to arrange.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include addictions, compassion fatigue, and trauma-related issues.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and down-to-earth with a focus on practical skills. Expect talk that clarifies thoughts and step-by-step tools to change unhelpful patterns.

What training and experience does she have?

She has five years of clinical experience and uses CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her work.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as NY LMHC 009749, and practices from New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs.

How does payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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