Denise Adeline Muse , LCSW

Denise Adeline Muse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps women facing stress, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She supports people who are coping with grief, caregiving strain, addiction, ADHD, and the day-to-day pressures of parenting and work. Denise aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters most to them.

Denise draws on about 20 years of clinical experience in Tennessee. Her approach centers on the person in front of her - listening first and adapting methods to fit each individual's situation. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to tackle unhelpful thought patterns and from acceptance and commitment therapy to help people live by their values.

For trauma-related concerns she incorporates EMDR alongside attachment-focused work to address painful memories and repair relational patterns. She also uses client-centered and mindfulness strategies to build coping skills and reduce emotional reactivity. Sessions emphasize practical steps that can be tried between meetings.

People often come to Denise for help with career stress, self-esteem, sleep and eating struggles, or major life transitions. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, bereavement, and compassion fatigue. The work blends short-term problem solving with deeper attention to patterns that keep problems repeating.

Therapy can take place through different formats to fit a client's life. Denise meets people where they are and collaborates on goals, pacing, and homework. Her style stays warm and nonjudgmental while focusing on clear, achievable change.

Therapeutic approaches used in online care

Denise often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT gives concrete tools for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and workplace stress. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and learning to accept difficult feelings while taking steps toward a meaningful life.

For trauma and attachment-related concerns she incorporates EMDR and attachment-based techniques to address distressing memories and repair patterns in close relationships. These approaches aim to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and improve how people connect with others.

Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. Denise will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed over time.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper sessions that need visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat can be used for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving responsibilities, and other daily demands.