- Goal focused
- Practical tools
- Client centered
About Denise
Denise Stuntzner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Oregon with more than two decades of clinical experience. She brings 22 years of psychotherapy experience and a long background in human services to her work. Denise aims to create a straightforward and goal-focused space where people can talk about what is hard and begin to make practical changes.
She works in a direct, active style that centers each person’s goals. Denise uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations focused on the person's needs and priorities. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques to build concrete steps forward.
Her history includes work in child and family mental health, domestic violence services, rehabilitation, hospice, medical settings, and inpatient psychiatric care. Denise has also coordinated wellness work for a tribal program and served as a clinical supervisor and field instructor for a graduate social work program. This variety shaped a practical, problem-solving approach to common life challenges.
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, career worries, and coping with life changes. Denise also supports people facing aging and geriatric concerns, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end-of-life matters.
Outside of clinical work she swims, skis, and spends time with her sons and family. Denise presents therapy as a collaborative effort and aims to help people identify unhelpful patterns and try new ways of managing life’s demands.
She works in a direct, active style that centers each person’s goals. Denise uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations focused on the person's needs and priorities. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques to build concrete steps forward.
Her history includes work in child and family mental health, domestic violence services, rehabilitation, hospice, medical settings, and inpatient psychiatric care. Denise has also coordinated wellness work for a tribal program and served as a clinical supervisor and field instructor for a graduate social work program. This variety shaped a practical, problem-solving approach to common life challenges.
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, career worries, and coping with life changes. Denise also supports people facing aging and geriatric concerns, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end-of-life matters.
Outside of clinical work she swims, skis, and spends time with her sons and family. Denise presents therapy as a collaborative effort and aims to help people identify unhelpful patterns and try new ways of managing life’s demands.
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