I am licensed in New Jersey with 40 years of professional work experience. I am a counseling psychologist looking towards your strengths and capabilities. I have experience in helping clients with anger management, motivation, self esteem, confidence, and coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process. I would NOT tell you what to do, but guide you to what you think is best for you.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Communication problems, First responder issues, Guilt and shame, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Multicultural concerns, Post-traumatic stress
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Internal Family Systems
NJ Psychologist 35SI00468100
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Denise Horton. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Dr. Horton is a consummate professional. Thoughtful, supportive, and extremely knowledgeable. Her expertise and guidance have allowed me to grow and change in a healthy and safe environment. I strongly recommend trying therapy if you think you might need it. I would always recommend it to other people but refused to get help for myself. Once I started having panic attacks, I realized that I needed help. I tried betterhelp even though I have decent medical insurance, we know what a privilege that is in the US. It would have come out the same costs and the fact that I could have the sessions remotely, and still communicate via electronic journals, and direct messages was another factor in my decision. I feel extremely lucky that Dr Horton was the first therapist I was matched with. I know other people that have tried this app and struggled to find the right person. It just takes a little time and effort, it's worth it. I've had friends and family, as well as close coworkers, comment on how my demeanor has improved. The way I communicate with my loved ones and close friends has improved drastically. It wasn't an overnight process. But I was dedicated to making a change to have the life that I deserve; to be healthy, happy, loved, and loving.
Written on Oct 10, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Knowledgeable, good listener, and shows care.
Written on Apr 26, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 2 years and 8 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
I worked with Denise over a period of about 16 months. This was my first therapy experience and I feel like she was very patient and polite with getting me to open up so we could really dig into the challenges I wanted to address. I greatly appreciated her down to earth, caring approach. We built great rapport during our time working together and she provided tactical actions to implement in my life to help me achieve the goals I set when starting therapy. I would highly recommend her!
Written on Feb 24, 2025 after therapy with Denise for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, and career difficulties
I really appreciate my sessions with her, would love to find a way to continue to work together - she’s kind thoughtful protective and really resonates with me
Written on Dec 25, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Dr Horton comments are both kind and appropriate. Her use of worksheets and journaling are very helpful . For a first time user with lots to unpack she is patient and thorough.
Written on Jan 29, 2024 after therapy with Denise for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Dr Horton is pivotal in my mental health. Helping me threw day to day issues and past trauma. I’m happy to have her as my therapist
Written on Sep 19, 2023 after therapy with Denise for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning anger management