Dr. Laura Venuto, Psy.D.

About Me ...

I am a mother of two small children, a virtual teacher, a chef, housekeeper and in my spare time, a psychologist in private practice. I'm a New York State licensed psychologist with eighteen years of experience providing mental health services for children, adolescents and adults. Under normal circumstances, I am based in my office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as well as the 92Y Parenting Center, where I run groups for new mothers and women who have recently grown their families. However, at present, I am operating by telemedicine. An area of speciality in my practice is maternal mental health. My unique training in a combined Clinical and School Psychology doctoral program qualifies me to work with individuals across the lifespan, and informs my work with mothers as they often present with concerns about their identity and challenges in relation to their children and families.
Dr. Laura Venuto

Course curriculum

  • 1
  • 2

    Reflecting on Your Losses

    • Considering Our Losses FINAL.pdf

    • Worksheet: Loss Self-Reflection

  • 3

    The Parallels Between COVID-19 & the Stages of Grief

    • The parallels between COVID-19 and the Stages of Grief presentation.pdf

    • Stages of Grief 1 and 2

  • 4

    Anxious & Depressed Thoughts Triggered by the Pandemic

    • Anxious and depressed thoughts update.pdf

    • Self-Reflection_anxiety and depression

  • 5

    Good Enough Mothering & COVID-19

    • Good Enough Mothering

  • 6

    Cognitive Reappraisal Ability: Fighting Depression by Identifying the Silver Linings

    • Cognitive Reappraisal Ability_ Fighting Depression by Identifying the Silver Linings.pdf

  • 7

    Mindfulness & Meditation

    • Mindful MEDITATION (2).pdf

  • 8

    Communication with your Partner

    • Communication with your partner final.pdf

    • Fresh Air podcast mentioned in this module.

  • 9

    Acceptance

    • Acceptance

  • 10

    Common Challenges: How Do We Reframe & Cope?

    • Common Challenges for Mothers

    • Worksheet: Observing & Changing Unhelpful Thoughts

  • 11

    Concluding Thoughts

    • Concluding Thoughts

    • Addendum: Reflection on the Killing of George Floyd

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