Denise Venitelli, LCSW
New Jersey · 27 years in practice
Denise Venitelli is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC0531700 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1992856199 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Denise
Denise Venitelli is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and works to make the first steps in therapy feel manageable. Her style centers on listening to what matters to each person and building on their existing strengths.
She draws on nearly three decades of experience to guide people through trauma, family conflict, and life changes. Denise uses straightforward conversation to identify patterns that cause pain and to find practical ways to change them.
Background and approach
She helps clients untangle worries about work, parenting, sleep, and intimacy so they can make clearer choices. Her approach blends Existential ideas with attachment-focused work and client-centered care. That means she will explore questions about meaning, closeness, and what matters to the person while staying grounded in day-to-day coping skills.
Cognitive and behavioral tools may be used when helpful to address anxious thoughts and unhelpful routines. Denise values collaboration and treats the client as the expert on their own life. She encourages small experiments and skill practice between sessions to test new ways of relating and coping.
Over time the aim is clearer priorities and steadier emotional responses. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in New Jersey. Denise offers therapy through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and provides several online session formats to fit busy schedules.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
This therapist combines Existential Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered work to address both meaning and daily coping. Existential Therapy looks at questions of purpose, choice, and how values shape decisions; it can help when life feels confusing or empty. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of closeness and safety in relationships and can help people who struggle with trust, intimacy, or recurring relationship hurt. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, respect, and following the person’s lead to make changes at a comfortable pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Denise will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She often blends meaning-focused conversation with tools for managing anxiety, mood, and behavior so therapy feels relevant and practical.
Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make regular care easier to fit into life. Video works well for in-depth conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera-free check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or tracking small steps between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career worries, and ADHD-related struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens, helps clarify values, and mixes meaning-focused conversation with practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 27 years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, trauma, family difficulties, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Sessions are provided through a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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