Denise O Connor , LPCC

Denise O Connor is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with more than seven years of clinical experience. She earned a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Lindsay Wilson College in Kentucky and has provided care in settings that include a Community Mental Health Center and the Veterans Health Administration. Denise describes her work as client-guided, using a person-centered framework combined with evidence-based methods to meet each person’s needs.

She has experience treating depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and insomnia, and she draws on a flexible array of techniques to match the concern at hand. She often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Solution-Focused strategies for depression and anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to address sleep problems, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients strengthen emotion regulation skills. Denise favors goal-focused treatment with a limited number of sessions when that approach fits the client’s goals.

Denise offers live sessions in the evenings and throughout Saturday and Sunday, and she aims to respond to messages within 12 hours, often sooner. She looks forward to connecting with individuals who are ready to work toward clearer goals and practical progress.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Denise draws on several proven approaches to help clients address common concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and learning skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action - this approach can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and persistent worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and is frequently used to address sleep difficulties, depression, and unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can support people coping with emotional instability or trauma-related challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Denise collaborates with each client to explore goals, preferences, and progress, adapting methods over time so the treatment fits the person rather than forcing a single model. This collaborative stance helps identify what works best for each individual.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make scheduling easier around busy lives and allow consistent care even when in-person meetings are not feasible. Licensed professionals can use these formats to provide structured, goal-oriented support while accommodating clients’ practical needs and preferences.