Outpatient Counseling Services

Please click here to schedule an appointment with Staci:

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Staci has completed her Masters in Social Work from Fordham University in 2004. Staci is a seasoned Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 20 years of experience. Staci has experience working with children, families, and adults across many mental and behavioral needs. Staci is also certified to provide clinical supervision to our provisionally licensed clinicians. 

Staci is responsible for supervising all of the clinical providers within Step Up Family Services and is the director of our outpatient program.
Staci is passionate for the people we work with and wanted to find other ways to reach more people. This is where our outpatient program began.

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Clinical Social Worker, Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES) with extensive experience working with children, teens and adults with diabetes and chronic illness. As an LCSW and CDCES, I understand the overwhelming feelings and challenges that having diabetes can add to one’s life and one’s family life and I look to bring this experience to our work to help reduce these challenges.

Additionally, I work with clients facing depression, stress and anxiety. I strive to provide a warm, supportive environment where each individual feels heard and respected while they move towards a greater understanding of their own concerns and solutions to problems. I use an eclectic, client-centered approach based on the needs of each individual. I work with parents to help them understand developmentally, how to be an effective parent and help their child cope effectively. I focus on helping clients improve communication, coping and resiliency.  As an experienced leader of parent and teen/child groups I facilitate improved understanding of client’s experience in an interactive, supportive and empathic way. We will work collaboratively to achieve your goals.

Please click here to schedule an appointment with Jennifer Lenci:

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and her Art Therapy Certificate from Caldwell University and her master’s degree from Rutgers University. 

Jennifer has worked with diverse and multicultural populations. She has training and experience effectively working with children and adolescents who present with diagnoses including Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Jennifer also has experience with children and adolescents who exhibit school refusal and has provided therapy to teenagers who are pregnant, on probation, and have been incarcerated within the juvenile justice system. 

Jennifer has provided family therapy to those that are experiencing difficulties due to disruption within the family system due to loss, separation, and divorce. 

Jennifer has worked in several therapeutic settings including residential, public school, and in-home settings. Establishing a positive and trusting client-therapist relationship is fundamental in Jennifer’s beliefs. She believes in providing a safe, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment for all clients. She believes in empowering each individual by using a strengths- based approach during therapy in addition to a variety of other approaches including cognitive- behavioral therapy and play/art therapy techniques with younger clients.