Denise received her BA in Psychology and MA in Counseling from Montclair State University in New Jersey. While there, she also received her School Counselor, Advanced Counseling, and Substance Awareness certificates. She has also completed the Fundamentals of Biblical Counseling certificate from the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) and the Equipped to Counsel course through The Austin Stone.
Before moving to Austin, Denise was a public high school counselor in New Jersey for five years and volunteered at a women's pregnancy center. She is currently taking online classes at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Denise has a passion for faithful biblical counseling, discipleship, and clinical care. She desires to embody Christ in her care for the broken, holding their stories with compassion, and bringing the light and truth of God's Word into what may seem hopeless. She works with clients ages 15 and up and has experience with school-related issues, career and college concerns, conflict resolution, identity, stress and anxiety, depression, singleness, suicidal ideation, and multicultural issues. She is also interested in working with clients struggling with same-sex attraction, faith, trauma, and other issues.
Hailing from the East Coast, Denise was born and raised in northern New Jersey but has roots in Argentina. She is fluent in Spanish, loves hymns, drinking mate, reading, following Philly sports, and serving the local church. She has been married to her sweetheart, Chris, since 2020, and they love spending time outdoors with their rescue dog, Newton.
