Denise Weiner
Blauvelt,NY
Summary
Compassionate social worker with a focus on psychodynamic theory, relational dynamics, and the therapeutic relationship. Experienced in providing individual therapy across outpatient and community settings. Committed to fostering client insight, growth, and recovery through relationally attuned, psychodynamically informed care. Dedicated to ongoing personal and professional growth, recognizing the parallel process between self-understanding and meaningful therapeutic work.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychotherapist
VCS Inc.
09.2023 - Current
- Provide individual psychotherapy to a diverse caseload of 28 clients per week, including adolescents and adults, maintaining an average of 21 direct clinical contacts.
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and establish DSM-5 diagnoses.
- Develop, implement, and regularly review individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients, families, and collaterals.
- Integrate psychodynamic principles and evidence-based interventions, including CBT and DBT, to address a wide range of clinical presentations.
- Collaborate with collateral supports, families, and medication management teams to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care.
- Participate in weekly clinical supervision to deepen psychodynamic formulation, enhance therapeutic technique, and support ethical clinical decision-making.
- Work with clients presenting with mood disorders, anxiety, trauma-related disorders, personality disorders, adjustment issues, and complex psychosocial stressors.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Artwill Group LLC
01.2006 - 12.2020
- Led organizational operations and supervised senior managers, cultivating collaborative, team-oriented environments.
- Focused on staff development, client engagement, and positive interpersonal relationships to promote effective service delivery.
- Managed business partnerships and resolved relational and operational conflicts with a strengths-based, solution-focused approach.
- Developed leadership, communication, and relational management skills transferable to clinical social work practice.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Graphic Design
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY05-2002
Master of Social Work (MSW) -
Silver School of Social Work, New York University
New York, NY05.2024
Skills
- Relational Attunement
- Reflective Listening
- Empathic Communication
- Collaborative Treatment Planning
- Culturally Responsive Practice
- Supervision Engagement and Case Presentation
Certification
- New York Licensed Master Social Worker | February 2024.
- Master Gardener Certification, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County, NY | 2023
- Permaculture Design Certificate, Oregon State University | 2022
- Year-Long Training in Biodynamics, Threefold Community Farm, Chestnut Ridge, NY | 2022
- Volunteer Counselor Training, Volunteer Counseling Services, New City, NY | 2022
- WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise | 2014–2020
Timeline
Psychotherapist
VCS Inc.
09.2023 - Current
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Artwill Group LLC
01.2006 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Graphic Design
School of Visual Arts
Master of Social Work (MSW) -
Silver School of Social Work, New York University
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