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Online therapist

Denise Stuntzner

Calm, practical care for life’s hard moments

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Denise

Denise Stuntzner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has practiced in Oregon since 2006. She brings 22 years of clinical experience to a small independent practice in rural Oregon. Denise aims to make therapy practical and straightforward for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and other life challenges.

Her style is active and goal-oriented. She centers conversations on what matters to the person in front of her and helps set concrete steps to try between sessions.

Background and approach

Sessions often focus on changing unhelpful thinking and shifting everyday habits that keep problems going. Denise blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused techniques, and mindfulness practices. She uses these methods to help clients notice patterns, test new ways of coping, and build skills for managing emotions, sleep, and relationships.

She also draws on years of work in medical settings, hospice care, and integrated behavioral health when health or caregiving issues are part of the picture. Clients may bring concerns such as parenting strain, relationship trouble, grief, trauma, addiction, bipolar disorder, or burnout from caregiving and work.

Denise is experienced with aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness, cancer-related stress, and end-of-life care as additional focus areas. She offers sessions in English and provides therapy through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary by location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Practical approaches adapted for online care

Denise commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and testing thinking patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness Therapy adds simple attention and breathing practices that help lessen reactivity and increase calm in stressful moments, which supports work on stress, grief, and caregiving strain.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with clients to choose or blend methods based on each person’s goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That means trying practical tools, checking how they feel, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people fit sessions into busy days, continue care from rural locations in Oregon, or use short messaging for ongoing check-ins between longer appointments. The variety of formats supports steady progress while matching the way a person prefers to communicate.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and addictions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is active and client-centered, focusing on clear goals and practical steps people can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience and has worked in medical, hospice, and integrated behavioral health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Oregon license OR LCSW L3811 and practices in Oregon.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

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