Denise Adeline Muse, LCSW

Tennessee · 20 years in practice

Denise Adeline Muse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Tennessee with 20 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Tennessee: 5194 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1477565554 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Denise

Denise Adeline Muse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Tennessee with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping adults and teenagers facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, bipolar disorder, addictions, and relationship and intimacy issues. Denise creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard things and take small, practical steps forward.

She uses approaches that fit each person rather than one fixed method.

Background and approach

Sessions often draw on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and client-centered listening to reflect what matters most to the person. Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are used to help people manage difficult emotions in the moment. Denise also integrates attachment-based ideas when relationships and communication are central concerns.

She includes trauma-informed tools such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when reviewing options with clients who have a history of traumatic events. Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused, with an emphasis on concrete skills and small goals.

Over two decades she has supported people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She assists with both day-to-day coping and longer-term changes like career transitions or recovery from loss. Therapy sessions are offered in several online formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging.

Denise works with each person to choose the format and approach that fit their needs and schedule.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Denise lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Emptiness
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues

Approaches Denise names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Denise often blends cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address unhelpful thinking and emotional avoidance. CBT focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages accepting difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and taking action toward those values, which is useful for grief, chronic stress, and life transitions.

She also uses EMDR as one of the trauma-informed options when traumatic memories are part of the picture. EMDR involves structured processing of distressing memories alongside therapist guidance and can be used when trauma symptoms are impacting daily life. Choosing which approaches to use is a joint process - the therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on what feels most helpful to each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for a full session with visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work even when in-person visits are not possible.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Denise address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, and relationship and intimacy issues, among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is client-centered, nonjudgmental, collaborative, and strengths-based, with a focus on practical skills and short-term goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Denise has 20 years of experience providing counseling to adults and teenagers across a wide range of life challenges.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Tennessee and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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