- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Depression
About Denise
Dr. Denise Tran -Miles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety, grief, and parenting concerns. She uses clear, practical strategies to help people make choices that match their values and life goals.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and she encourages small, steady steps toward change. Dr. Tran -Miles blends cognitive and behavioral tools with client-centered care.
She helps people learn new skills for coping with mood shifts, relationship strain, and workplace stress.
Background and approach
She also supports those navigating trauma, compassion fatigue, and identity-related concerns including LGBT issues. Her work emphasizes values-driven action. That means identifying what matters to a person and then building habits that align with those priorities.
Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and short homework to try between meetings. She draws on several therapy approaches to fit each person’s needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and existential ideas. This mix lets her address both immediate symptoms and deeper life questions about meaning and direction.
Dr. Tran -Miles practices from Colorado and conducts sessions in English. She offers several online formats so therapy can fit into busy schedules.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the listed process.
What Denise works with
Everything Denise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Denise helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Denise lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions that reflect those values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more effective patterns, which can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication, useful when emotions feel intense or relationships are strained.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and try different methods to see what fits best. Decisions about techniques and homework are made together so the plan matches needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work more closely with a therapist when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or fit a short break during the day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, skill coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help therapy fit into busy family and work routines without traveling to an office.
Questions people ask about Denise
What types of problems does Dr. Tran -Miles help with?
She addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and parenting-related issues, plus areas like body image, eating, and career strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her style blends client-centered listening with skill-based methods. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping tools and guide values-based action.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience in the mental health field across different levels of care. Her work history includes supporting people facing trauma, chronic stress, and complex life changes.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Colorado and holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides multiple online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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