Betty "Denise" Pope, LCSW, CSW

Betty "Denise" Pope is a licensed clinical social worker based in Georgia with more than 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist. She holds LCSW and CSW credentials, which stand for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Social Worker, reflecting advanced training in assessment and therapeutic care.

Over the course of her career she has worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, addiction, trauma, and emotional abuse. Her practice also addresses stress, sleep and eating issues, grief, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and the many life changes that can strain coping resources. Additional focuses include guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, post-traumatic stress, and women's issues.

Pope brings a warm, interactive counseling style that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion without resorting to stigmatizing labels. Her work integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and acceptance and commitment therapy to create individualized treatment plans. Dialogue and interventions are tailored to each person’s unique needs, goals, and circumstances.

She approaches therapy as a collaborative process that supports people in exploring change, building skills, and strengthening resilience during difficult transitions and challenges.