Denise Mason, LICSW, LCSW

Denise Mason is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and trauma and abuse. She works with adults who are juggling relationships, parenting, grief, career shifts, and major life changes. Denise brings a direct but warm style and aims to help people find clearer next steps and daily coping strategies.

Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She uses client-centered methods that focus on each person's goals and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used to address unhelpful thoughts, strong emotions, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.

Denise has a Bachelor of Arts and a graduate degree in social work from Norfolk State University, with a concentration in family systems practice. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and has practiced for 20 years across clinical settings. That experience informs practical, real-world strategies she offers in sessions.

Expect straightforward, goal-focused work that also leaves room for humor and humanity. Denise helps set concrete goals for mental health, relationships, and work, and she supports people from the first session onward. Her style is honest and encouraging while remaining focused on usable tools.

She can discuss coping skills, emotion regulation techniques, and step-by-step plans to address problems such as bipolar symptoms, relationship strain, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and substance use. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to each person's goals and priorities and building sessions around what matters most to them. It helps people clarify what they want to change and sets the agenda from the client's perspective.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to develop new coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills. These tools help when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships include repeated conflict patterns.

Denise will work collaboratively to find which approaches fit a person's needs and goals. She typically blends methods and checks in with clients about what helps. Deciding on an approach is part of early sessions and can change as progress is made.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because specific formats are not listed in the profile. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into busy schedules, makes regular check-ins simpler, and supports continuity during life transitions. Ask about the available session types and timing when you schedule to make sure they match your routine.