Dr. Nazia Denese is a Staff Psychologist at the Center for Effective Therapy and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Massachusetts and New York. She earned her Ph.D. at Columbia University and completed her APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology at the Hawaii Psychology Internship Consortium. She previously completed clinical externships at Child Mind Institute’s Anxiety Disorders Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Dr. Denese has extensive clinical experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of mental health challenges in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and educational settings. Dr. Denese is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and the Modular Approach to Treatment for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC) and has training in several other evidence-based treatments including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Additionally, Dr. Denese has significant experience conducting comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and administering neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and developmental assessments.

Dr. Denese is passionate about providing quality trauma-informed and culturally competent mental health treatment and psychoeducation to communities on a national and global scale. In her spare time, she facilitates a mental wellness support group for South Asian adults.