About Denis
Denis Kitchen is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, anger, and phobias. He speaks English and works with clients who bring concerns about relationships, addiction, grief, sleep problems, parenting, career strain, and mood challenges including bipolar difficulties. His style is direct and honest.
He invites open conversation and does not shy away from hard topics. Sessions are straightforward and focused on building resilience and practical coping skills rather than easy guarantees.
Background and approach
Denis uses a blend of well-known approaches to match what each person needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take committed action. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns.
He also incorporates Client-Centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in the client's experience. In sessions clients can expect clear goals, skill practice, and candid feedback. Denis is comfortable addressing complex themes like family of origin issues, commitment or control problems, dissociation, and guilt or shame.
He also provides support around HIV/AIDS, immigration, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and fatherhood issues when they come up. Denis has three years of clinical experience and holds a New York LMHC credential. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and accepts international clients.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the available times.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, values-driven steps. It helps with anxiety, depression, and avoidance by combining mindful awareness with practical action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, phobias, and mood concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports personal insight and growth.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Denis will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before to determine which methods to use. He often mixes techniques so sessions fit the client's needs rather than sticking to a single school of thought.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick updates, reflective writing, or those who prefer typing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different time zones.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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