About Denise
Denise Garcia Loaiza is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with nine years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She also supports those coping with trauma, abuse, and major life changes.
Denise approaches each person as the expert on their own life. She looks for existing strengths and practical ways to build on them. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what the client needs right now.
Background and approach
Her work covers a wide range of concerns including caregiver stress, communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, and family of origin issues. She also addresses guilt, shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and women's issues. Denise pays attention to cultural and multicultural concerns in therapy.
Denise combines goal-oriented conversation with tools people can use between sessions. She offers clear, small steps so progress feels manageable. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and increase coping skills for everyday life.
Therapy can be done in English or Spanish. Denise practices in New York and brings nearly a decade of experience to sessions. She encourages anyone who is ready to reach out and begin making changes to take that first step.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Denise draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and recovery. One approach emphasizes building coping skills for stress and anxiety through step-by-step strategies and short exercises to use between sessions. This helps people manage day-to-day symptoms and regain a sense of control. Another focus is trauma-informed care that helps people process painful experiences at a pace that feels safe while reducing symptoms like hypervigilance and intrusive memories. That work often includes grounding techniques and ways to reestablish routines and meaning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Denise works with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as needs and preferences evolve so the work stays relevant and doable.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a camera is not preferred. Live chat and text messages work well for brief check-ins, daily coping reminders, or when scheduling quick support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish