- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Guilt and shame
About Denise
Denise Garcia Loaiza is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with nine years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. She also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, family of origin concerns, mood disorders, and issues related to guilt and shame.
Denise believes people bring knowledge about their own lives and that those strengths help guide therapy. She uses practical conversation to identify what feels stuck and what could shift. Sessions focus on clear steps a person can try between meetings and on noticing small changes over time.
Her approach is direct but respectful. She listens for how background, culture, and roles shape feelings and choices. She will name patterns that contribute to shame or persistent guilt and help explore alternatives to self-blame.
Denise also works with trauma-related concerns such as post-traumatic stress, dissociation, and impacts from domestic violence or traumatic brain injury. She attends to mood fluctuations and the strain of caregiving when these affect daily life and relationships.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Denise helps people break down big problems into manageable steps and build skills for handling stress and difficult feelings. She offers services in both English and Spanish for people located in New York.
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
Denise uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and mood concerns. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new, realistic thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive reactions. This helps when guilt or shame keeps someone stuck in negative self-judgment. Another approach concentrates on stabilizing responses after trauma by teaching grounding and emotion-regulation skills, which can reduce dissociation and intense stress reactions.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick strategies that match their needs, goals, and comfort. That collaborative decision makes it easier to try practical exercises between sessions and adjust what is or isn’t working.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. They also let people choose whether to use video or other formats depending on bandwidth, energy, or how they prefer to engage during a session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like caregiver stress and guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She listens for the origins of those feelings and names patterns that keep them active, then explores practical steps to reduce self-blame and test new ways of thinking and behaving.
What experience does she bring?
She has nine years of professional experience working with trauma, mood concerns, relationship issues, and life transitions in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a New York LCSW and practices with clients located in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.