Dr. Denise Tran -Miles, LPC

Colorado · 20 years in practice

Dr. Denise Tran -Miles centers her work on approaches that help people process difficult experiences and make values-based changes.

License and registration

LPC, Colorado: 6418 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1225152523 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Denise

Dr. Denise Tran -Miles centers her work on approaches that help people process difficult experiences and make values-based changes. She combines practical talking therapy with trauma-focused tools, and she aims to guide people toward clearer goals and healthier habits.

She uses strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to support people in clarifying what matters to them and taking small steps toward those values.

Background and approach

EMDR is part of her clinical toolkit for addressing trauma and distressing memories. Dr. Tran -Miles brings two decades of experience in the mental health field across a range of care settings.

She earned a Doctor of Psychology degree and also holds a Master of Arts in Community Counseling. Her clinical credential is LPC, licensed in Colorado. In sessions she aims to be warm, direct, and nonjudgmental.

People can expect a blend of practical skills, reflective conversation, and targeted techniques chosen for their situation. The work often includes goal-setting, skill practice, and attention to how values shape decisions. Her background includes work with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, career changes, ADHD, and caregiver strain.

She also addresses issues such as body image, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, chronic illness, and codependency. Dr. Tran -Miles offers care in English from Colorado and provides sessions in several online formats to fit different schedules and needs.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Denise lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Denise names

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Online support

Evidence-based approaches delivered online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice their thoughts without getting stuck in them and identify the values that matter most. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, grief, and life transition work by encouraging small committed actions toward chosen goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning. It is a hands-on approach that often includes homework exercises and practical skill building for problems like anxiety, depression, and anger.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That means approaches can be combined or shifted over time to match changing needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill work, phone sessions can be a simpler check-in or fit into a work break, and messaging or live chat can support brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives without sacrificing consistency.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career concerns, ADHD, caregiver strain, and related challenges.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She blends practical skills training with reflective conversation and trauma-focused techniques. Sessions focus on goals, behavior change, and values-driven choices.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 20 years working in the mental health field across different levels of care and settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LPC credential and practices from Colorado.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered online?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does billing and cost work?

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