- Strengths-based focus
- Practical coping skills
- Goal-oriented work
About Denise
Denise Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with 16 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and relationship struggles. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, codependency, and life transitions.
Her style is straightforward and strengths-based. She looks for what is already working in a person's life and builds on those strengths. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear goals, and skills that people can use between meetings.
Denise blends several approaches to fit each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and solution-focused ideas to set and reach short-term goals. Motivational interviewing helps clarify readiness for change, while narrative techniques help people reframe difficult stories about themselves.
In sessions she talks through coping strategies for sleep, anger, career stress, and parenting strain. She also addresses family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family dynamics, and feelings like guilt, shame, and emptiness. Work can include practical plans for day-to-day life and ways to manage symptoms as they come up.
Denise aims for a collaborative process where clients help set the pace and priorities. She describes therapy as a space to practice new behaviors, make decisions with intention, and move toward clearer direction and purpose.
How Denise Uses Key Therapies Online
Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping people name what matters most and choose their own direction. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady, respectful space to sort through feelings and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing new, more helpful responses. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing mood swings.
Motivational Interviewing is a short, conversational method that helps people find internal motivation to change. It can help with readiness for new routines, sustaining recovery, and making concrete life changes.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as needed.
Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know what will fit your schedule. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into workdays, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Denise aims to make therapy practical and accessible while tailoring methods to each person's life and goals.
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Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career challenges, ADHD, and codependency.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is strengths-based and collaborative, with an emphasis on practical steps, coping skills, and setting achievable goals.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people with a wide range of life and mental health concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds an LCSW license in Indiana and practices there.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States sign up?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
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?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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