Denise Stilwell
Psychologist, RN, PsyD
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San Francisco, CA 94109
Let's Connect (415) 306-8574

Dr. Denise Stilwell is a licensed clinical psychologist with seven years of experience providing psychotherapy in a variety of clinical settings. She worked as a nurse for sixteen years before she became a psychotherapist and brings that rich experience into her practice. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, identity issues, interpersonal issues, grief, managing chronic illness, and somatic symptom disorder. Dr. Stilwell collaborates with her clients to ensure they feel seen and heard in their sessions while utilizing evidence-based therapy approaches that are culturally sensitive and individually focused.
Dr. Stilwell enjoys working with adolescents, adults, and couples in San Francisco, as well as via telemedicine across the state of California.
Dr. Stilwell graduated with a BS in Nursing from Queens University of Charlotte, a MA and PsyD from California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. She completed her pre-doctoral internship with San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $250
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY31859 Denise Stilwell
Denise Stilwell
Psychologist, RN, PsyD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (415) 306-8574
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
Expertise
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medical Detox
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Denise Stilwell
Psychologist, RN, PsyD
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (415) 306-8574
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
Denise Stilwell
Psychologist, RN, PsyD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (415) 306-8574