Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Therapy in Reno
Denise Abbey, LCSW is passionate about helping people; her approach is warm, compassionate, genuine, and comforting. She has over 20 years of experience and she uses various therapy modalities tailored to treat the individual or couple’s needs. Denise specializes in anxiety, depression, loss/grief, major life changes, couples/relationship issues, severe mental illness, and trauma.
Specialties
- General Mental Health
- Depression
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Couples and relationship challenges (family, friends, co-workers)
- Severe Mental Illness
- Trauma
- Grief and Loss
(family member, loved one, pet)
Specializes in the following
Therapies:
- Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Dialectic Behavioral Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Inner Family Systems Therapy
- Loss and Grief Therapy
- Trauma Therapy

Denise Abbey, LCSW
- Member of the National Association for Social Workers since 1998
National Award as a “Woman of Triumph” with Women Work! – February 2004 - Valedictorian, Outstanding Student of the Year, and Board of Regents Scholar of the Year – Truckee Meadows Community College – May 1997
- Recognized as a “Legend in the College of Education Hall of Fame” at the University of Nevada, Reno – April 1997
- “Top Female Executive” for inclusion in the Worldwide Publishing’s Prestigious Roster in honor of outstanding professional excellence & dedication.
- Empire Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals Lifetime Member
- Served for six years on the State of Nevada Governor’s Board for the statewide “Displaced Homemakers Program”

Licensed in Nevada

Pay out-of-pocket Sliding scale

Located in Reno & Offers Virtual Sessions
Payment Options
Most Insurances Accepted
Optum Live & Work Well (EAP)
Pay out-of-pocket & Sliding scale
- Aetna
- Cigna
- Hometown Health
- United Healthcare
- Oxford Health Plans
- Medicare
- UMR
- Oscar
- UHC Student Resources
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Lyra
- AllSavers UHC
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Meritain
- Nippon
- United Healthcare Shared Services
- Allied Benefit Systems – Aetna
- Surest (Formerly Bind)
- Senior Care Plus

General Mental Health

Anxiety and Panic Disorders

Depression
