Katherine Denney, LCSW

Katherine Denney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Missouri with four years of direct counseling experience and more than ten years working in social work. She supports people facing substance use concerns, motivation challenges, stress, anxiety, and issues with self-esteem and confidence. Her background also includes work with mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, and she has a focus on communication problems and women’s issues.

Katherine uses a strengths-based approach that helps clients recognize existing resources and build practical strategies to manage life’s challenges. She works collaboratively with individuals to identify tools they can use day to day to increase resilience and foster a more fulfilling life. Seeking change takes courage, and Katherine aims to provide steady support through that process while helping clients develop skills that fit their goals and lifestyle.

Her practice emphasizes practical, evidence-informed techniques tailored to each person’s needs, with the aim of improving coping, motivation, and emotional well-being. Katherine offers support in English and works with clients located in Missouri.

Strengths-based and practical approaches for online care

Katherine emphasizes a strengths-based approach that helps clients identify existing abilities and resources they can draw on to manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and mood concerns. This approach focuses on building confidence and practical strategies rather than dwelling only on problems.

She also works with clients to develop concrete coping skills and day-to-day tools that support motivation, improve self-esteem, and address challenges related to substance use and mood disorders. These skills-oriented techniques aim to give clients actionable steps they can use between sessions.

Choosing the right way of working is part of the therapeutic process, and Katherine collaborates with each person to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust strategies over time to find the best fit.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to access consistent care around other responsibilities, reduce travel time, and provide multiple ways to stay connected with a licensed professional based on what feels most comfortable and effective for the client.