about dr. denese
credentials
Dr. Denese received her Ph.D. from Columbia University and has nearly a decade of therapy and assessment experience. She recently served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School as an Instructor in Psychology.
training
Dr. Denese was previously a staff psychologist and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Baker Center - Center for Effective Therapy/Harvard Medical School, APA-accredited internship in Clinical Psychology at the Hawaii Psychology Internship Consortium, and externships at esteemed institutions such as the Child Mind Institute - Anxiety Disorders Center (Selective Mutism & Trauma and Resilience).
She is a trained Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Advocate from Mount Sinai Hospital and has a Certificate in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery from the Harvard Medical School Program in Refugee Trauma,
She is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) through PCIT International and is a member of the Selective Mutism Association and International OCD Foundation.
south asian & BIPOC mental health
As Dr. Denese is one of the only South Asian and Muslim psychologists on the East Coast (including Boston & NYC) and part of the 14% of psychologists in the U.S. that identify as BIPOC, she is dedicated to providing safe and welcoming spaces for those seeking a highly skilled mental health provider with life experiences that resonate with their own.
To learn more about Dr. Denese’s extensive background and expertise in South Asian mental health, click here.
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