- Years in practice
- 3
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Denis
Denis Kitchen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on practical support for everyday struggles. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, and parenting concerns. Denis speaks English and works with international clients through online formats.
Denis aims to help people build resilience one step at a time. He speaks plainly and encourages honest, sometimes blunt conversation. He invites clients to lay out hard truths and then decide what to change.
Background and approach
The work is direct and requires effort from both people in the room. In sessions he blends approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and action patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports clearer values and committed changes. Client-Centered methods keep the conversation grounded in the person’s experience. He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and existential ideas when emotions feel overwhelming or life feels empty.
That can mean learning emotional skills or talking through meaning and responsibility. Denis frames progress as practical steps rather than promises. With three years of clinical experience, Denis focuses on straightforward, doable strategies.
He notes that change takes work and can be painful, but he partners with people who are ready to try. To begin, prospective clients follow the platform’s matching and scheduling process.
What Denis works with
Everything Denis lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Denis helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Avoidant personality
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Denis lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches adapted for online care
Denis uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as core tools. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing behavior to reduce distress, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. ACT helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult, useful for coping with life changes and low self-esteem.He approaches treatment as a collaborative process. Denis will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and situation. That decision is reviewed over time so the approach can shift as progress and needs change.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and messaging offers ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
Questions people ask about Denis
What concerns does Denis help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, and related issues like grief and career strain.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Denis uses a direct, honest approach. Conversations are plainspoken and focus on practical steps rather than abstract theory.
What experience does he bring?
He has three years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor working with a range of concerns and emotional difficulties.
Where is Denis licensed and located?
He holds a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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