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Denise Mitchell

Denise Mitchell

LCPC, LPC

Therapist · Maryland · 19+ years of experience

Compassionate practical help for life’s tough moments

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  • Client-centered focus
  • CBT and solutions
  • Practical coping steps

About Denise

Denise Mitchell is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor who offers practical, down-to-earth help for people facing stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She writes plainly and listens closely. Sessions focus on finding clear steps clients can use between meetings. Denise trained in education and counseling and completed further clinical requirements in Maryland to hold LCPC licensure. She has 19 years of experience in counseling and has spent many years working directly with adults on everyday challenges. Her background includes support for people coping with trauma and abuse, depression, self-harm concerns, and ADHD-related struggles. Her approach blends client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused ideas. That means Denise helps people notice how thoughts affect actions, try small practical changes, and set short-term goals that build momentum. She adapts methods to each person's needs rather than using one fixed style. In sessions she aims to create a calm and straightforward space where people can talk without judgment. Denise emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist plan steps together and track progress. She also draws on trauma-focused methods when earlier hurts affect present-day behavior. Clients can expect coaching on communication, coping skills for stress and anger, and help with life-purpose and career concerns. Denise often works on self-esteem, forgiveness, and managing control or jealousy issues through practical strategies and problem-solving.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Also works with

GriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Credentials

Maryland, Virginia

Languages

English

How these approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It means the therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and helps clarify goals and values. This approach works well for concerns like self-esteem, life purpose, and relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses simple experiments and small behavior changes to reduce symptoms of anxiety, anger, and depression. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows in on practical next steps and short-term goals to build momentum and solve immediate problems. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients play an active role in testing new skills between sessions. The biography does not list which online formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that helps, and avoid travel time. It can also let clients use simpler setups like audio-only conversations when that is a better fit. Licensed professionals can adapt the same client-centered, CBT, and solution-focused methods to remote sessions to keep therapy practical and goal-oriented.

At a glance

Listed location
Maryland
Experience
19+ years
Credentials
LCPC, LPC
Languages
English
License (Maryland)
LCPC · No. LC7584
License (Virginia)
LPC · No. 0701014350
NPI
1801322904

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and related issues like grief, self-esteem, ADHD, career questions, and coping with life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She combines that with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to set clear, practical steps.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 19 years of experience in counseling, including several years practicing as an LCPC in Maryland and prior work with adults on a range of concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LCPC licensure in Maryland and LPC licensure in Virginia, and her practice is based in Maryland.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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