About Denise
Denise Carey is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania with 24 years of experience in behavioral health counseling. She works with adults and adolescents on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and ADHD. Denise is practical and direct in sessions while staying warm and compassionate.
Her background includes long experience doing crisis assessments for civilians and veterans facing suicidality. She has helped people after physical trauma and emotional abuse and supported those dealing with grief and end-of-life caregiving.
Background and approach
That history gives her a steady, informed presence when situations feel urgent. Denise blends a few therapeutic approaches rather than using a single method. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tackle thoughts and behaviors, Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s priorities, and Solution-Focused techniques to set short-term goals.
These tools are used in plain language to solve problems and make small changes that add up. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Denise treats people as the experts on their lives and helps them build coping skills, improve communication, and manage strong emotions.
She also addresses caregiver stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, and relationship communication problems. People seeking help for mood disorders, trauma, parenting strain, or substance issues will find straightforward strategies and ongoing support. Denise aims to help clients move toward clearer choices and better everyday functioning.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Denise uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD challenges, and habits tied to addiction. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her work, which means sessions follow the client’s priorities and pace while she listens and reflects. She draws on the Gottman Method when relationship communication and conflict are central concerns, focusing on practical tools to improve interaction and trust.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Denise will discuss different options and tailor the plan to each person’s goals, strengths, and preferences. She works collaboratively so adjustments are made as needs evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit brief updates, quick coping strategies, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity of care.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English