About Denise
Denise O Connor is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Kentucky with seven years of clinical experience. She uses a person-centered stance and practical therapies to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, trauma, and addiction. Denise aims to keep sessions focused and goal-oriented so progress is clear and measurable.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people identify values and take action despite difficult thoughts.
How Denise works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used for sleep difficulties and unhelpful thought patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are offered to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Denise has worked in community mental health and with the Veterans Health Administration.
That experience shaped her comfort with a wide range of concerns, including mood disorders, trauma and co-occurring substance use. She also supports people dealing with grief, anger, relationship communication problems, and identity-related concerns for LGBT people. Her approach is collaborative and practical.
Sessions include goal setting, skill practice, and short-term plans so progress can be tracked. She may combine techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT, existential, and client-centered ways of working to fit each person’s needs. Sessions are offered through online formats such as video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
Denise works in English and practices in Kentucky as an LPCC.
Denise lists 9 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Denise commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and to build practical strategies for problems like insomnia and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your concerns, talk about goals, and suggest which methods may be a good fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made based on how you respond and what feels useful.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed or when you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, skill practice, or shorter sessions that fit around work or family commitments.
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