About Denise
Denise Stinson helps people facing heavy life changes and ongoing stress find a steadier footing. She offers calm, straightforward support for grief, anxiety, low mood, and worries about family or self-esteem. Denise works in English and brings a decade of social work experience to each conversation.
She focuses on real-life problems like caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, cancer-related concerns, and end-of-life matters. Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and build practical steps that feel doable.
How Denise works
Denise uses everyday language and a nonjudgmental, empathic manner so people can speak freely. Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the person's pace and priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to find their own reasons to change. Denise combines those methods with Narrative and Solution-Focused techniques to reframe problems and set small, measurable goals. She also connects people with community resources when that helps solve practical needs.
Her work leans toward helping people use their strengths rather than starting from what’s wrong. Conversations are direct but warm, with attention to both feelings and day-to-day logistics. Denise aims to partner with each person so they leave sessions with clearer next steps and a sense of forward movement.
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What Denise works with
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Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Denise often draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the conversation on what the person wants to address and moves at their pace. This approach is useful when someone needs space to tell their story and decide what matters most.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT helps when people want concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, or change patterns that get in the way.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Denise will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods that match goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adapts methods based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy with her is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people read facial cues and have longer conversations. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, progress notes, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into different routines and needs.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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