Denise Kidd

Denise Kidd is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with more than two decades of clinical experience. She combines practical skills and a warm style to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and major life transitions. Denise aims to meet clients where they are and to work alongside them toward clear goals.

She has a long history in behavioral health and recovery services, including work in community health centers, substance use treatment programs, employee assistance, and hospital mental health services. That varied background informs how she responds to different challenges and life stages. Denise uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.

Her style is interactive and solution focused. Sessions typically emphasize collaboration, practical steps, and education about addiction and recovery when relevant. Denise pays attention to cultural differences and treats people with respect and sensitivity.

Clients can expect a therapist who highlights strengths and encourages self-determination. She frames the work as a team effort and supports people as they try new ways of thinking and behaving. Denise values helping people move toward more fulfilling, functioning lives.

Her additional focus areas include attachment concerns, blended family adjustments, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, and money or career stresses. She draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs.

How certain approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It often focuses on building habits that support meaningful life changes and can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works by identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It emphasizes concrete skills for managing symptoms like panic, low mood, or stress and often uses short practical exercises between sessions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a method used for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional impact. When appropriate, it can be used to address trauma responses and distress linked to past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation, goals, and preferences and then recommend one or a mix of methods. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made based on what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-in meetings when needed, and let people choose whether to use video or another method if available. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work well across different session types, helping people keep progress moving forward.