- CBT methods
- ACT focus
- Trauma processing
About Denise
Denise Kidd is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and life transitions. Her practice also addresses attachment questions, family-of-origin patterns, communication problems, and feelings of guilt and shame.
She has worked in community health centers, substance use treatment programs, employee assistance, and hospital mental health services. That variety informs the way she adapts to different situations and needs. Sessions tend to be interactive and focused on practical steps rather than long theory talks.
Denise uses several evidence-based methods to help people manage distress and make changes. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to look at thoughts and behaviors, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to clarify values and committed action, and Motivational Interviewing to address readiness for change. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma work.
Her style is respectful and direct. She pays attention to multicultural factors and how family, faith, or life stage shape guilt and shame. In sessions she talks through doable coping strategies, communication skills, and steps for addressing addiction or relationship strains.
People who come when feeling stuck often set concrete goals. Denise helps break those goals into small actions. She works collaboratively on treatment plans and tracks progress over time.
How therapy approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values, which can reduce the hold of guilt or shame. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework to change day-to-day responses. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used for processing traumatic memories and can lessen their emotional charge when traumatic events drive shame or avoidance.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, symptoms, and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. If one approach is not helpful, adaptations or different techniques are explored together until a workable plan is found.
Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, since the biography did not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into work or family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. The focus in sessions remains on practical skills, trauma processing when appropriate, and steps to manage guilt, shame, addiction, or mood problems.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include guilt and shame, attachment issues, and family of origin problems.
How would she approach guilt or shame?
She uses practical therapies such as CBT and ACT to look at thoughts, values, and behaviors. Sessions include skills practice and steps to reduce the impact of shame on daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and extensive experience across community health, substance use treatment, employee assistance, and hospital mental health services.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPC credential in Colorado and practices in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the "See online therapy options" button, complete the 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.