Denise Buckingham , LICSW

Denise Buckingham is a licensed independent clinical social worker with eight years of experience in mental health practice. She works in Massachusetts and helps adults and adolescents manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions. Denise is also focused on women's issues and provides supportive care for concerns like self-esteem, body image, and parenting strain.

Her approach blends talk therapy with practical skills. She often uses psychodynamic ideas to help people understand emotional patterns and early influences. She pairs that with cognitive-behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.

Denise adapts her style to each person. Some clients prefer deeper exploration of past experiences. Others want short-term solutions and clear coping tools. She listens first and then suggests a path that fits the person's goals and daily life.

She commonly provides message-based and live chat counseling alongside video and phone options. That variety can help people keep therapy going when schedules are tight or when a quick check-in is helpful.

People who come to Denise are looking for a collaborative, down-to-earth therapist who balances emotional understanding with practical work. She invites questions and aims to build a respectful working relationship before moving into focused change work.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Denise commonly draws on cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy in online work. Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try new coping strategies for anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. Psychodynamic therapy involves talking about emotions and past experiences to spot recurring patterns that shape current reactions and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work together. Denise will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life to pick strategies that match needs. She aims to collaborate on a plan that mixes insight and practical tools when that feels helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people have a fuller face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a simple check-in. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving between appointments.