“It is not a question of if you will survive this, but what beautiful things await you when you do.”
— Chanel Miller
Dr. Denese is a licensed psychologist in New York, Texas, and Massachusetts with about a decade of psychotherapy and diagnostic assessment experience.
She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University and served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Denese has experience across the lifespan and sees patients ages 2-40+
She specializes in helping 20 & 30 somethings cope with life challenges, anxiety, OCD, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, and parenting as well as supporting kids & teens ages 2-17 with selective mutism, anxiety, OCD, and ADHD.
Given her background, Dr. Denese is especially passionate about providing therapy for South Asians, Asians (AAPI), children of immigrants, and BIPOC individuals. She recognizes the unique challenges that individuals with these identities face, including navigating between different cultural behaviors (code-switching), racialized stereotypes/microaggressions, and balancing heritage and assimilation.
Specialties
South Asian & BIPOC mental health
immigrant/acculturation experience
LGBTQIA+ affirming care
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
parenting kids with ADHD, anxiety, oppositionality
impostor syndrome (phenomenon) & gifted kid burnout
depression
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
social anxiety disorder
separation anxiety disorder
specific phobia
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD)
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (level 1)
trauma, grief, & post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
executive functioning & organization
Parent Coaching & Parent-Child Therapy
Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM)
School Consultation
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