- Emotion-focused work
- Attachment-based tools
- CBT and DBT skills
About Denise
Denise Smith Baril is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with four years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, and major life changes. She also supports clients facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, and burnout from caregiving or frontline work.
Her practice emphasizes listening first and helping people name the emotions that feel tangled. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one stated approach to look at how emotions and attachment patterns shape relationships and reactions. She also draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities and on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Sessions tend to center on specific problems and practical skills. Denise works with clients to identify recurring patterns, try small changes, and notice what shifts in daily life. She pays attention to how stress and past hurts can affect current relationships and functioning.
Her background includes work with a range of concerns beyond the core list, such as aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, cancer-related stress, autism and Asperger syndrome related concerns, and family of origin difficulties. She also supports people dealing with divorce, caregiving strain, and forgiveness work.
Denise offers services in English and does not work with international clients. Fees vary by location and sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Denise works with Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name strong emotions and the ways those feelings shape relationship patterns. EFT can be useful when people notice repeating cycles with partners or close others and want to change how they respond to emotional triggers.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds influence current reactions, and Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on each person's priorities and perspective. Attachment work helps when fear of abandonment or distance shows up in relationships. Client-centered methods help the therapist follow what matters most to the client in each session.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Denise will discuss what seems most useful based on the client's goals, history, and what they want to change. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed.
The biography does not specify which exact online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to continue consistent work when life or health issues make in-person visits difficult.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Florida, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, depression, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach centers on listening and naming emotions. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques.
What is her clinical experience?
She has four years of professional experience in clinical settings working with individuals and other client formats.
What are her credentials and practice location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with license credentials noted for Florida and Louisiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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