Denise Stuntzner, LCSW

Denise Stuntzner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Oregon with 22 years of clinical experience. She lists stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns among her main areas of work. Denise describes an active, straightforward, goal-oriented, client-centered approach and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused methods alongside mindfulness and neuroscience-informed techniques.

She practices in a small private setting in rural Oregon and has a long history in mental health work that includes child and family programs, domestic violence services, hospice, rehabilitation, and medical clinics. Denise has provided care in inpatient psychiatric and emergency settings and has experience coordinating wellness programs for tribal communities.

Denise mixes practical problem-solving with skills practice. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. The work aims to create clear, achievable steps to change how someone reacts to stress and relationships. Mindfulness techniques are added when helpful to manage strong emotions and attention.

Her background includes graduate training with a Master in Social Work and roles as a field instructor and state-certified clinical supervisor for social work trainees. She draws on decades of varied practice to offer straightforward clinical support for issues such as grief, trauma, addictions, codependency, caregiver stress, and chronic illness concerns.

Outside clinical work she is an experienced swimmer, skier, and traveler who values family time. That personal perspective informs a practical, no-nonsense style in sessions that aims to help people make manageable changes in daily life.

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