About Denise
Denise Black Winston practices using straightforward, person-focused therapy to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and changes in life. She is Denise Black Winston, LPC, and she aims to make sessions feel calm and practical. She speaks English and works with adults from Georgia.
Her approach centers on listening closely and helping people notice patterns that keep them stuck. She uses Client-Centered methods to build trust and make space for honest conversation.
How Denise works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps her clients change thoughts and habits that fuel anxiety and low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy supports quick, practical steps to deal with immediate problems. Denise brings nine years as a licensed professional counselor in Georgia to her practice.
Before becoming an LPC she spent many years in child welfare, which shaped her understanding of family stress and caregiving strain. That background informs how she supports issues such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and family problems. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and small changes that add up over time.
Denise helps people work on self-esteem, social anxiety, codependency, and addiction concerns with direct, usable strategies. She emphasizes building self-compassion and practical coping skills. People who want flexible session formats can meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Denise works collaboratively to set goals and adjust the plan as needs change.
Denise lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Denise works with
The areas below are the ones Denise selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel heard and understood. Online sessions can replicate that same supportive space through video or messaging and help with issues like low self-esteem and relationship stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and social phobia and translates well to online work where homework and short skill practice can be assigned between sessions.
Solution-Focused Therapy targets immediate goals and small steps that make life more manageable. That approach is often helpful when someone wants quick, practical changes for stress, coping with life transitions, or motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Treatment is collaborative and can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules. Video can closely mirror in-person contact, phone works well for lower bandwidth or when being on camera is not needed, and messaging supports short check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school routines.
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