Denise Carey, LCSW

Denise Carey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She practices in Pennsylvania and works with adults on concerns like parenting strain, addiction, grief, and trauma. Denise uses straightforward care that focuses on practical steps and problem solving.

Her style is warm and compassionate. She listens first, then helps people identify small, useful changes. Sessions emphasize skills you can try between meetings. Denise encourages people to set clear goals and measure progress along the way.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness approaches. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, build more helpful habits, and stay grounded in the present. She also incorporates elements of the Gottman Method for relationship communication and Motivational Interviewing to support change when readiness wavers.

Denise has long experience working with trauma, addiction, and suicidality assessments, and she brings that background to safety-focused, practical planning. She helps people manage strong emotions like anger, shame, and grief while rebuilding daily routines that support wellness.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. People who prefer clear steps, concrete tools, and an empathetic listener often find her approach helpful. Denise emphasizes skills you can use right away to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

How her approaches work well online

Denise uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT focuses on small experiments and practical homework that translate well to video or text exchanges.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person's perspective and priorities. That approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and pacing sessions around each person's goals, whether in a call or a message thread.

The Gottman Method tools she uses focus on improving communication and managing conflict in relationships. These techniques can be taught and practiced via video sessions and reinforced through follow-up messages.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Denise will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. She reassesses as therapy progresses and adjusts techniques based on what helps most.

Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick support, practice between sessions, and for people who prefer writing to speaking.