Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Denise works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Denise
Denise Adeline Muse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Tennessee who works with adults and teenagers facing stress, anger, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She focuses on helping people manage overwhelming feelings and rebuild steady routines. Denise keeps sessions straightforward and practical so people can use what they learn right away.
With 20 years of experience, she draws on several evidence-based approaches to meet each person's needs.
Background and approach
She uses cognitive behavioral methods to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them. Denise practices in a client-centered, non-judgmental, and collaborative way.
Sessions tend to emphasize clear goals, skill-building, and small changes that add up over time. She pays attention to trauma history and its effects on emotions and relationships. She has worked with concerns ranging from addiction, bipolar disorder, and ADHD to intimacy, parenting stress, career issues, and chronic illness.
Denise also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, first responder stress, abandonment, and attachment-related struggles. Her approach adapts to the situation and the person in front of her. People who come to her often want practical coping tools, emotional regulation skills, and steady support during transitions.
Denise aims to help clients take manageable steps toward clearer thinking and calmer daily life.
What Denise works with
Everything Denise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Denise's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Denise lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online care
Denise uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going. CBT focuses on practical exercises and skill-building, which often transfer well to online formats and homework between sessions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps that match their values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger because it emphasizes small committed actions instead of getting stuck in control efforts.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your goals, personal preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together you can try a method, review progress, and adjust the plan as needed so the work fits your life.
Online therapy offers flexibility that can help busy schedules and different needs. Video calls let you use visual cues for skills practice, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short reflections or reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills consistently.
Questions people ask about Denise
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anger, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, bipolar issues, and many life changes. Other focuses include parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and chronic illness.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are client-centered, non-judgmental, collaborative, and strengths-based. Work typically includes goal-setting, skills practice, and plain language talk about feelings and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of clinical experience working with adults and teenagers on a wide range of concerns. That background informs a practical, steady approach to treatment.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Tennessee. She practices with that state credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She provides therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow different ways to check in and work through issues.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.