about me…

Denine D. Bruzzo, LCSW, CCATP

Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional

I created Waypoint Therapy, LLC because I kept seeing the same thing over and over in recent years in my practice: adolescent girls arriving in my office carrying more than they should ever have to carry…the pressure to perform perfectly at school, the anxiety that makes the simplest social situations feel impossible, and the quiet erosion of self-worth that comes from growing up online.

Talk therapy alone wasn't always enough. These girls needed more than a safe space to process their feelings. They needed a structured pathway, a clear, skills-based journey from where they were to where they deserved to be.

That's why I developed the Waypoint Resilience Model.

Waypoint Therapy is a specialty private practice based in East Brunswick, New Jersey, offering in-person, structured, evidence-based programs specifically designed for girls between the ages of 12 and 24. Every program is built on cognitive behavioral therapy, enhanced by virtual reality technology that allows girls to practice real-life situations in a safe, controlled environment and guided by a clinician who has spent more than two decades working with young people and their families.

I work with girls navigating four specific challenges: school-related anxiety, perfectionist thinking, social anxiety and the psychological impact of social media. Each challenge has its own dedicated 15-session program with clear goals, VR-enhanced in-vivo exposure, structured homework, and built-in parent involvement.

This is not open-ended therapy. It is a defined pathway with a beginning, a middle, and an end and a young woman who feels genuinely different when she gets there.

I offer sessions in-person in East Brunswick and via telehealth across New Jersey, Florida and Maine

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), New Jersey, Florida and Maine

  • Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)

  • 20+ years of clinical experience with adolescents, and families

  • Specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure-based treatment

  • VR-enhanced in-vivo exposure therapy