Photograph of Denise Kalar, Licensed Clinician

Denise Kalar

She/Her
Denise
is a therapist at Two Chairs.
Denise enjoys working with her clients and using a therapeutic connection to empower her clients. Her focus is to support client's by bringing compassion and skills to those who she works with. Working with clients on finding balance and joy in life and separating from their symptoms. Focus is creative, accepting and collaborative and look at skills to support a healthy change in their lives.
In her spare time, Denise enjoys paddling boarding, gardening, playing with her animals, and music and spending time in nature. Enjoys spending time with friends and family and playing games, and crafting.

License Information

Education and Experience

  • Private Practice
  • Clinician at Mindpath and sierra child services.
  • Masters in marriage family therapy from National university in La Jolla, CA
  • BA in education from pacific university , Fresno CA

Modalities

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioral (DBT)
Mindfulness
Solution-Focused Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Humanistic/Transpersonal
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Narrative Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Phobia
Somatic Therapies

Clinical Issues

Stress
Depression
Anxiety
Cultural or Racial Identity
Childhood Challenges
Weight Management
Anger
ADHD
Autism
Relationship Difficulties
Trauma and PTSD

Specialties

Religion
Spirituality
Older Adults
Immigrants/Refugees