LMFT, 20 years of experience
Frequently rebooked
Hi, I am Denise, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with almost 18 years of experience. Are you struggling in your work or family life? Is it impacting your relationships? Most of us go through life events that leave us battered and bruised but there are some things that we might go through that stay with us and impact our ability to navigate our daily lives. Many of us have experienced that and there is a way to walk through it and come out on the other side leaving the pain behind but keeping the meaningful lessons safely with us. If you have experienced this kind of incident, it would be a privilege to walk that journey to wholeness with you. I provide a safe space to unpack the stress, anxiety and pain that often keep us stuck. Before we begin to open any doors or unpack any spaces, we will talk about self-care, grounding and other techniques to manage overwhelming feelings. Together we will create a place that provides physical and emotional safety, a place where healing can begin.
During our first session, we will spend our time getting to know each other. As a clincians, I know client's usually make the most progress when they are working with someone that they trust and feel comfortable with. I look forward to understanding your concerns, values, and goals as we are working together.
Having grown up in the military and then worked for the Navy, I have a strong understanding of the impact the military lifestyle has on the entire family and enjoy working with the military, members of law enforcement, foster parents, clients who have adopted or experienced adoption, attachment issues, domestic violence victims and their partners, and those who have experienced severe/long-term trauma, developmental trauma, and dissociative identity disorder.
Military families, Adoption triad, law enforcement, males, females I have spent years working within the military mental health system focusing on suicide risk reduction and using short-term solution focused therapy for common mental health challenges. Additionally, my practice has included working with developmental trauma, working with foster and adoptive parents in dealing with the challenges that are unique to that system. Other experience includes working with attachment issues, ongoing, severe trauma (lifelong abuse/trafficking) and dissociative identity disorder. Domestic violence is another area of specialty, working with both victims and offenders to reduce risk in the home.
My approach to mental health is client-centered and integrative using whatever modality seems to best fit what the client is hoping to accomplish. Some of the options we might include in our work are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-focused CBT, attachment-focused, emotionally focused, internal family systems, guided imagery, inner child, and somatic work can all be effective. They are tools that can be used and can be changed or adjusted as needed. I am a Christian and when the client desires, that can be included in our sessions together.
Trauma informed care is a way of respecting the client's personal journey, listening to and validating their experiences and working together to address the issues that the client is hoping to manage.
With extensive training in the modality, it is effective with many diagnoses including Trauma/Chronic Trauma, PTSD/ DID and anxiety among others.
9 ratings with written reviews
July 23, 2025
Denise listened to my story, gave me some recommendations that fit with my journey. I really appreciated it! I felt held and understood!
July 2, 2025
Denise is professional and experienced, also calm and a good listener. I feel heard and seen by her.
June 30, 2025
I'm so grateful for my time with the Denise. I feel that she hears me and understands me and my trauma. I have been alone with my pain for so long. Talking through my pain with Denise in a professional way has resulted in remarkable healing. Thank you