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About Denise Olson, LPC

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At Serein Counseling, Denise Olson, LPC, provides compassionate, evidence-based counseling for adolescents, adults, couples, and families navigating life's challenges. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, life transitions, relationship concerns, family conflict, behavioral and impulse control challenges, parenting concerns, Autism Spectrum Disorder (teens and adults), and trauma, including cultural and generational trauma.

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Denise believes that every individual possesses the strengths and resilience needed for growth and healing. Her role as a therapist is to help clients recognize those strengths, develop practical skills, and create meaningful, lasting change. She works collaboratively with each client to establish personalized goals in a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered.

Denise earned her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Southern Oregon University in 2023. During her graduate training, she completed her clinical internship at Phoenix Counseling Center in Phoenix, Oregon, where she gained experience providing individual, group, and substance use counseling while supporting clients with a wide range of mental health concerns.

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Before becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor, Denise spent seven years as an academic advisor at College of the Redwoods, where she advocated for first-generation and dual-enrolled high school students pursuing higher education. She also directed preparatory orchestra programs in Curry and Del Norte counties and taught music for over twenty years. These experiences strengthened her passion for education, human development, and helping others discover their potential. When clinically appropriate, Denise incorporates music-informed interventions and holistic wellness approaches, including Reiki, to support emotional regulation and nervous system healing.

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Denise utilizes an integrative, evidence-based approach tailored to each client's unique needs. Her therapeutic work draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based interventions, Narrative Therapy, person-centered therapy, family systems, existential therapy, and trauma-informed care. She believes that therapy is a collaborative partnership in which clients are the experts on their own lives, while she provides guidance, insight, and tools to help them move toward greater health, resilience, and fulfillment.

Whether you are facing a difficult life transition, managing anxiety or depression, healing from trauma, strengthening relationships, or pursuing personal growth, Denise is committed to walking alongside you every step of the way.

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