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Denise Venitelli, LCSW

  • Experience27 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Denise

Denise Venitelli is a licensed clinical social worker based in New Jersey who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and grief.

Background and approach

With 27 years of professional experience, she emphasizes clients' existing strengths and invites them to be active participants in shaping their path forward. Denise encourages courage in taking the first steps toward change and frames therapy as a collaborative effort built on respect and practical support.

Her work integrates several evidence-informed methods tailored to each person’s needs, drawing on attachment-focused ideas to improve close connections, cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and coping patterns, and emotion-focused strategies to help process loss and difficult feelings.

Denise also brings experience helping clients with issues such as self-esteem, intimacy, parenting concerns, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. She aims to meet clients where they are and to support meaningful, sustainable change over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Denise often draws on attachment-based work to explore how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and connection patterns; this approach can help people seeking deeper understanding of relationship dynamics and attachment concerns. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for anxiety, mood challenges, and day-to-day coping. Emotion-focused ideas are woven in when processing grief or intense emotions, helping clients access and make sense of feelings that feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to clarify goals, try interventions, and adjust methods based on what fits best for the person’s needs, preferences, and responses over time. This flexibility helps ensure that care is individualized rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to engage in therapy. These formats support scheduling around work, caregiving, and other commitments while keeping therapeutic work consistent and accessible across distance.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Denise commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, family and relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting, anger, career challenges, depression, and ADHD-related concerns.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, blending attachment-focused work, CBT, DBT, and emotion-focused techniques to match what each person needs and prefers.
How much experience does this clinician bring?
Denise has 27 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with clients facing a variety of life stressors and mental health concerns.
Where is Denise licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with license number NJ LCSW 44SC0531700.
In which languages are sessions available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English