About Denise
Denise Mason is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, addictions, and grief. She works with individuals on relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, and coping with life changes. Her style is direct but warm, and she brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions.
Denise draws on two decades of experience in social work and clinical practice.
How Denise works
She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Hampton University and a Master of Social Work from Norfolk State University, finishing graduate school in 2000. Over that time she has worked across a range of concerns including trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and issues affecting self-esteem. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and real steps.
She uses client-centered work to follow each person’s priorities and cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness practices are woven in to strengthen emotion regulation and coping skills. Denise aims to make therapy practical and relatable.
She favors plain talk, honest feedback, and a bit of humor when it helps. Clients can expect supportive guidance from the first session through each phase of change. Her practice accommodates multiple online formats and works with English-speaking clients, including international clients.
She helps people set achievable goals for mental health, personal life, and work, and she collaborates on a plan that fits each person’s situation.
Denise lists 7 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.
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person first. The therapist listens closely, follows the client's priorities, and helps people set goals that matter to them. This approach is useful for navigating life changes, relationship concerns, and building motivation for change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication; it can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming.
Deciding which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to pick methods that match the client's goals, preferences, and everyday life. They will check in and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial cues and hold fuller conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make short check-ins and ongoing support easier to fit into a busy day. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and continue skill practice between sessions.
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