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- Relationship concerns
- Self esteem
- Career coaching
About Denise
LCPC in Illinois with 5 years of clinical experience, Denise McNicholas focuses on relationship concerns, self-esteem, career issues, and coaching. She works with people who want to increase motivation, build confidence, or clarify career direction. Sessions are conducted in English. Denise practises approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
Denise sees clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. She uses brief, practical conversations to help people set goals and try new ways of coping. Therapy often involves tracking patterns, testing small changes, and noticing what helps in daily life.
Work on self-esteem or relationships can include goal-setting and skills practice drawn from CBT and DBT. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs help finding or strengthening their internal reasons to change. Solution-Focused techniques help people zoom in on workable next steps rather than only the problem.
Denise also supports people facing chronic pain, illness, disability, traumatic brain injury, forgiveness work, life purpose questions, and women’s issues. In coaching and career-focused work she helps clarify priorities and concrete steps toward professional goals. She frames progress in measurable, real-world terms.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location. International clients are not accepted. To begin, a person selects the See online therapy options button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a first session.
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How these approaches are used in remote work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and take committed action toward what matters. It can be useful for people struggling with motivation, chronic illness, or life purpose questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and on trying small behavioral experiments to change them. It is often used for confidence, self-esteem, and career-related stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with relationship difficulties and strong emotional reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges and then recommend methods to try. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan together based on what is helpful in practice.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify formats. Online sessions are often useful because they can fit around work or family commitments, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Remote work also makes it easier to continue care during life changes while using the therapist's chosen methods in practical, skills-focused sessions.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Focus areas include relationship challenges, self-esteem, career difficulties, and coaching. Additional work covers chronic pain and illness, forgiveness, life purpose, self-love, traumatic brain injury, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, goal-oriented work that draws on ACT, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions emphasize small experiments and skills practice to test what helps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Denise has five years of experience as a licensed clinical professional counselor. That is the length of time noted in her profile.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCPC credential and is licensed in Illinois. No other credentials or jurisdictions are listed.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.