Denyse Rehfeld, LMFT

Denyse Rehfeld is a licensed therapist in California who supports people navigating complex emotional challenges. She focuses her work on young adults and women facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life transitions, offering steady guidance through difficult moments.

Working from a trauma-informed and culturally responsive stance, she cultivates a compassionate environment where clients can safely examine their histories and current patterns. Her clinical practice addresses anxiety disorders, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and postpartum depression, and she helps clients develop concrete coping strategies tailored to their needs.

Committed to empowering others, she emphasizes clients connection to their own strengths and resilience. Through collaborative, individualized techniques, including approaches such as EMDR, she assists people in understanding emotional patterns, strengthening self-esteem, and building practical pathways toward growth. Her care is affirming and thoughtful, honoring each person s unique journey and supporting ongoing emotional well-being.

How Denyse s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Denyse draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work in accessible, practical ways. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and a nonjudgmental stance, helping clients feel heard and supported as they explore values, identity, and relationship concerns. This approach can be especially useful for building self-esteem and navigating life transitions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and teaching concrete skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic, and stress. CBT s structured tools can be applied directly in sessions to develop coping strategies and track progress over time.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Denyse works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts techniques as therapy progresses to ensure the work remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, parenting, or other commitments, and allow clients to engage in therapy in the format that best suits their comfort level and daily life.