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Dr. Denise Tran -Miles, LPC

Calm, practical therapy for life’s big challenges

20 years in practice · based in Colorado · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Denise

Dr. Denise Tran -Miles is a licensed professional counselor who uses practical, evidence-informed therapy to help people handle life’s hard moments. She focuses on reducing anxiety and stress, managing trauma and depression, and addressing concerns like grief, intimacy, and self-esteem.

Dr. Tran -Miles aims to make sessions straightforward and useful so people can move toward their goals. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance-based strategies and client-centered listening.

Sessions often include skill-building for mood and anxiety, attention to values, and work on patterns that keep people stuck.

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Background and approach

Her style is empathetic and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on clear steps clients can try between sessions. Over two decades in mental health work have given her experience across many settings. That background contributes to a practical focus on coping with change, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and work-related burnout.

She also helps people facing identity and relationship challenges, including LGBT-related concerns. Dr. Tran -Miles earned a Doctor of Psychology degree and holds a Colorado LPC.

She draws on therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered approaches. Treatment plans are tailored to individual goals and circumstances. People who come for help can expect clear explanations, steady support, and skills they can use at home.

The therapist invites clients to set priorities and test small changes that align with their values.

Evidence-informed approaches for online care

She frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters most and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are intense. ACT is helpful for anxiety, persistent worry, and stress that gets in the way of living.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often includes concrete exercises and practice that reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most useful and doable for each person in a collaborative way.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for longer skill work and deeper conversations, phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth, and messaging options are convenient for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or medical demands.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting and caregiver stress, ADHD, and related problems.
What is her approach to therapy?
Her work combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and a client-centered stance to teach practical skills and clarify values.
How much experience does she have?
She has about 20 years of experience working across different levels of mental health care and brings that background to individual treatment planning.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Colorado LPC and has an earned Doctor of Psychology degree. Her practice is based in Colorado.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and starting steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English

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