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Denise Mason

Compassionate CBT-informed therapy for life transitions

LPC Missouri

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Career
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Denise

Denise Mason is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who blends cognitive behavioral techniques with a client-centered orientation to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

With ten years of clinical experience, she emphasizes practical skills alongside empathic listening to support clients facing life transitions, grief, trauma, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. Her practice is affirming of LGBT identities and includes attention to communication struggles, parenting concerns, career-related stress, and the emotional impacts of chronic illness or caregiving.

Denise often integrates elements of DBT and mindfulness to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and present-moment coping while using motivational interviewing to explore values and readiness for change. Clients work with her to rebuild confidence, address isolation or shame, and clarify life purpose and priorities.

She draws on a broad set of focus areas including blended family dynamics, aging and geriatric matters, autism spectrum considerations, and issues around forgiveness and codependency. Denise aims to create a respectful, collaborative space where practical strategies and personal growth go hand in hand.

Bringing CBT and Client-Centered Care Online

Denise commonly draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered principles to structure online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore values, identity, and relationships at their own pace.

She also integrates DBT-informed skills when appropriate, offering tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that complement CBT strategies. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; Denise will work with clients to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring to sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people balancing work, family, and health needs. These options allow for consistent access to therapeutic tools and session work from varied settings, and they make it easier to maintain continuity of care while adjusting scheduling to individual routines.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Denise address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, career stress, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, and LGBT-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Denise uses a client-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral tools, DBT skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to tailor care to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working as a licensed counselor and has developed practice areas spanning mood, relationship, and life transition concerns.
Where is Denise licensed to practice?
She holds the LPC credential with Missouri license number MO LPC 2019029718 and practices in Missouri.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available with her?
Denise offers a variety of remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English