- Goal-focused guidance
- Trauma-aware care
- Practical coping skills
About Denise
Denise Hyland is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people navigate stress, grief, parenting challenges, and major life changes. She offers a straightforward, practical approach aimed at moving clients beyond survival toward better day-to-day functioning. Denise writes plainly and listens carefully to learn what matters to each person she meets.
Her style is warm, down-to-earth, and based on common sense. She helps people notice what is happening inside them and accept those experiences without judgment. From there she works with clients to reshape unhelpful thoughts and habits into more productive patterns.
Denise draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. Those methods are used to address anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and compassion fatigue among other concerns. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, family issues, career stress, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
She brings five years of clinical experience and practices in New York as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Sessions proceed at a practical pace with clear goals and homework when it helps. Denise encourages people to try small changes and notice the effects before increasing the work.
If you want straightforward, sensible guidance and a counselor who focuses on usable tools, Denise offers a collaborative, goal-focused space to start making change.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Denise uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT often includes simple exercises and short homework tasks that can be done between sessions to build new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on teaching emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills so people can manage intense feelings and improve relationships.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Denise will talk with the client about goals and preferences, and then suggest methods that fit those aims. Together they check progress and adapt the plan if something is not working.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. It can also allow people to use tools and worksheets between meetings to reinforce skills learned in session.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Denise commonly address?
She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting, family concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
The approach is warm and down-to-earth with practical tools. Sessions focus on awareness, acceptance, and changing thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with people facing a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.