Denise Lauria Venitelli, LCSW
Individual and Family Therapist Working with Children and Families

                             

Organization:

 
Address:
 
131 South Euclid Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090
 
Phone:
 
(908) 928-9556
 

Email:
 
dvenitellicsw@yahoo.com
Website:
http://www.webspawner.com/users/dvenitellilcsw/

http://www.takeourhands.com
 
Contact:
 
Denise Lauria Venitelli
 
Age Range:
 
3 - Adult
 
Services:
 
Individual and Family Therapist
Therapy with children and families
Advocacy / coaching / speaking / training / workshops
Specialties:
 
Pre and Post adoption-related issues (abandonment, attachment, grief, loss, separation, trauma, neglect and early childhood abuse. Behavioral issues, learning disabilities, anxiety-related issues, depression. 
 
Training:
 
Rutgers Adoption Certification Program
New Jersey Child Abuse Training Institute through the
State of NJ at the Audrey Hepburn House
SPAN (Statewide Parent Advocacy Network)

 
Experience with Adoption: Therapeutic work with individuals/couples faced with infertility issues.
Therapeutic work with children and families (pre and post adoption).
Therapeutic work with children and families in foster care placements.
Parent advocate for children with special needs in the school districts.
Therapy with children and families diagnosed with ADHD on the Autistic Spectrum (Aspergers), learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral challenges.
Adjunct Professor at Essex County College (General Psychology 1 & 2; Child Psychology and Development; Child Abnormal Psychology, Abnormal Psychology and Human Sexuality).

 
Insurance:
 
Magellen, Cigna Behavioral health, Aetna, Empire Blue Cross &Blue Shield, Horizon, Blue Cross &blue Cross of NJ, Compsych, United Health Care, Saint Barnabas
 
Medicaid:
 
No
 
Other:
 
Private pay clients