- Client-centered care
- Trauma and attachment
- Video and phone
About Denise
Denise Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of experience. She uses a client-centered style and focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns. Denise aims to help people find more joy and satisfaction in everyday life.
Her background includes long-term work with trauma and attachment wounds, and she also supports people on the autism spectrum. She draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to address unhelpful thinking and improve day-to-day coping. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck and want to make changes.
Sessions are conversational and grounded in the client’s priorities. Denise listens first, then offers strategies that match each person’s needs. She emphasizes clear communication and works with people to rebuild trust and manage strong emotions.
She has helped people navigate life transitions such as separation, career shifts, fertility challenges, and recovery from loss. Denise also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, issues around intimacy, and identity concerns such as LGBT-related stress.
Denise offers live sessions by video or phone and is responsive to message-based contact with a 24-48 hour reply window. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session based on her availability.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Denise blends attachment-based work with client-centered care to focus on relationships and what matters most to the person. Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they show up now, which can help with intimacy, abandonment fears, and trust issues. Client-centered therapy means sessions follow the person’s priorities and pace, with the therapist listening and reflecting rather than directing.She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and practical problem solving by teaching simple, testable steps people can try between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Denise discusses goals and preferences together and adapts methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to try strategies that fit daily life and adjust them over time.
Denise offers live video and phone sessions and also responds to messaging with a 24-48 hour reply window; please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule short check-ins, fit appointments into a workday, or use phone calls when bandwidth is limited. The therapist and client will decide together how to structure sessions to match goals and routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Denise commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes including disaster-related stress.
What is her overall therapeutic style?
The approach is client-centered and collaborative, focusing on what matters most to the person and building from there.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Denise has 20 years of clinical practice, including long-term work with attachment wounds, trauma, and autism spectrum concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
She holds an LCSW license in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Live sessions are available by video or phone, and messaging is supported with a typical 24-48 hour reply window.
How does the subscription and cost structure work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.