Denise A. Romano, MA, EdM
Denise earned an EdM in Counseling Psychology and an MA in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, and has taught counseling skills to graduate students at Teachers College, Columbia University. She also earned an MFA in Writing from Naropa University.
Denise has provided individual, couple, family, and group counseling to adults and children in the New York City area. She has counseled men who were court-ordered to attend counseling sessions due to domestic violence offenses as well as women who have been sexually assaulted. She also provides volunteer counseling through the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services.
Denise has trained in Gestalt therapy, is a CTA-certified coach, and is a certified PREPARE/ENRICH counselor. PREPARE/ENRICH is a statistically valid assessment and counseling modality that helps couples understand their expectations of and strengths in their relationships while actively helping them find viable solutions to relationship challenges. Denise has also co-presented on Workaholism at the National Association of Social Work Addictions Institute at Fordham University and has presented on Human Resources and Organizational Development for the student chapter of SHRM at Baruch College.
Denise has a strong interest in relationship and workplace ethics and successfully assisted the FBI and US Attorney's Office as the "whistleblower" or "relator" in a multi-million dollar whistleblower case against Columbia University involving Medicaid fraud, which was settled in 2003. She also assisted the federal government with a second, similar case against New York Presbyterian Hospital from 2004-2007. Denise has over fifteen years of progressively responsible experience working in government, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.
