OUR STAFF

Denise Ahlgrim is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who provides teletherapy to adults and children as part of the team at Therapy Center of New York (TCNY). Her career spans both clinical and educational settings, giving her a broad, real-world understanding of how mental health challenges show up across different stages of life. Denise has experience supporting clients with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, parenting concerns, trauma, women's issues, family dynamics, developmental delays, child development and major life transitions. She has also worked with families navigating the Early Intervention System, CPSE and CSE processes.

Denise's approach centers on creating a safe, supportive and comfortable space where clients feel genuinely heard. She works from a strengths-based, whole-person and trauma-informed framework, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, psychodynamic psychotherapy and systems theory. Depending on what a client needs, sessions may blend reflective listening, affirmation, education, skills building, solution-focused techniques and mindfulness. She pays close attention to how our relationships and the environments we live and work in shape emotional wellbeing.

Her goal is to help clients express themselves, share their stories, make connections, and reach a deeper understanding of their thoughts, emotions and experiences. Denise offers compassion and encouragement to support healing, self-reflection and healthy behavior change, validating each client's courageous steps toward stronger emotional health. She sees adults 18 and over for therapy across New York via secure telehealth, making consistent, convenient care possible whether clients are in Manhattan, Westchester or elsewhere in the state. Areas she frequently supports include ADHD, birth trauma and pregnancy-related issues, cancer and illness support, career transitions, conflict resolution, grief counseling, infertility and reproductive concerns, LGBTQ issues, life coaching, mood disorders, relationship issues, self-esteem, stress and trauma/PTSD.