Denise Black Winston , LPC

Denise Black Winston is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who combines formal counseling training with extensive child welfare experience to support individuals and families through life transitions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a master’s degree in Professional Counseling, and she brings a focused, empathetic approach to challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem.

Before practicing as an LPC, she worked extensively in child welfare across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Georgia, gaining deep familiarity with family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiver stress. As a counselor she draws on that background to address family problems, codependency, addiction issues, social anxiety, isolation, and the particular needs of young adults.

She uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to help clients build coping skills, improve motivation, and strengthen emotional resilience. Denise aims to create an accepting space where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment and where clients are encouraged to develop greater self-love and confidence. She provides services in English and works collaboratively to identify goals and practical strategies for change.

Approaches and Access in Online Therapy

Denise integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused methods to tailor online care to each person's needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and unconditional respect, supporting clients who need a compassionate space to explore feelings and strengthen self-worth. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and stress by changing thought and behavior patterns. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on clear goals and small, achievable steps, which can be especially useful for addressing life changes, motivation, and specific problems like family conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Denise collaborates with each client to determine what combination of methods best fits their goals, preferences, and circumstances. That teamwork helps shape sessions and the skills emphasized in treatment.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and try different ways of communicating as needs evolve.