Carol Dannenfelser is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who earned her Bachelor Degree in Special Education at the University of Connecticut, and her Master Degree in Social Work at Hunter College in New York City.
Early in her career, she worked with adults struggling with persistent mental illness in community group homes established as part of the deinstitutionalization movement. From there she moved into working with individuals and families in an outpatient setting under the career-shaping supervision and training by Minuchin Center Faculty member Richard Holm, DSW, LCSW.
Over the course of her career, Carol has sought to infuse her understanding and practical skills in structural family therapy to helping clients across a range of service settings. These included Family Counseling Services of Ridgewood, CarePlus NJ, Paramus High School, Franziska Racker Centers in Ithaca NY, a BOCES day treatment school, and private practice.
For the past 8 years, Carol has been on staff at the Sage Day therapeutic high school program in Rochelle Park, NJ, providing individual, group, and family therapy. She has also enjoyed serving as a Field Instructor for MSW students from graduate programs at both Fordham and Rutgers universities.