Denise Adeline Muse , LCSW

Denise Adeline Muse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee with two decades of experience supporting adults and teenagers through a wide range of life challenges. She brings a client-centered, nonjudgmental, collaborative, and strengths-based approach to each therapeutic relationship, helping people identify practical strategies and personal resources to meet their goals.

Her clinical training spans several evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and she is certified to provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma work. Denise also draws on mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative approaches, grief support, and solution-focused techniques to tailor care to the needs of each individual.

Denise emphasizes partnership in the therapeutic process, working together with clients to set priorities, build coping skills, and celebrate progress. With a warm, respectful style, she aims to create a space where people can address stress, trauma, grief, mood concerns, relationship and family issues, and other life transitions. She welcomes the opportunity to support motivated adults and teens as they pursue meaningful change and greater well-being.

Approaches for Online Therapy and Remote Care

Denise integrates a selection of therapeutic approaches that translate well to online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to actions that build a meaningful life - it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental partnership where the therapist listens, reflects, and supports clients in finding their own solutions; it is well suited to people seeking a collaborative, strengths-based process.

EMDR is an evidence-informed method for processing traumatic memories and reducing the intensity of trauma-related symptoms; Denise is certified in EMDR and can adapt its protocols for remote delivery when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process, and Denise works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts pacing and techniques based on what the client finds most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to access consistent care without travel. These options allow clients to schedule sessions around work, family, and daily life, and create continuity in their therapeutic progress.