Denise Venitelli, LCSW
Therapist in New Jersey
Denise Venitelli is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 27 years of experience.
- Licensed inNew Jersey
- License44SC0531700
- NPI 1992856199
- Experience27+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Denise
Denise Venitelli is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 27 years of experience. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports those facing parenting strains, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD challenges, and issues around identity and belonging.
Denise centers the person in the room. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and draws out existing strengths.
Background and approach
In sessions she listens closely, asks practical questions, and helps people try small, doable steps toward change. Her style blends attachment-based thinking with client-centered care and evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and elements from dialectical behavior and emotionally-focused approaches. That mix helps with patterns in relationships, managing strong emotions, and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Denise has worked across many settings over nearly three decades, helping people navigate loss, family conflict, adoption and foster care-related concerns, caregiving stress, and chronic illness. She brings steady, experienced guidance for clients facing life transitions or long-standing struggles. Sessions are offered in English and take place remotely.
She guides people through goal-setting, skill-building, and practical problem solving so they can manage symptoms and reconnect with what matters to them.
Credentials
- LCSW (New Jersey)
- License 44SC0531700 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1992856199 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Denise lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Denise names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How attachment and skill-based work translates online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses; online sessions let a therapist and client talk through those patterns and try new ways of relating in real time. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead so people feel heard and can explore what matters most. Cognitive behavioral techniques include practical tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Denise works collaboratively to identify goals and then uses attachment ideas, client-centered listening, and skill-based tools as needed. She checks in regularly to adjust techniques and priorities based on the client's responses and goals.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and reading of nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick skill reminders, brief check-ins, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or daily routines while still working on relationship patterns, emotion regulation, and practical problem solving.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns can Denise help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career stress, and related concerns such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, and identity questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She blends attachment-based thinking, client-centered listening, and practical techniques to help people change patterns and manage emotions.
How much experience does she have?
Denise has 27 years of professional experience working in social work and clinical settings across a range of concerns and populations.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are sessions available for international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided for clients located where New Jersey licensure permits practice.
What session formats are offered?
Denise offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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