Grace A. Baumgarten, LCSW

Hello, my name is Grace A. Baumgarten, and I am a NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the private practice of psychotherapy in Upper Montclair, NJ.

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Grace A. Baumgarten, LCSW, has been practicing psychotherapy in northern NJ since 1980, treating adults and adolescents in individual, couple and family therapy. She has been on the Board of the NJ Society for Clinical Social Work on and off for 28 years, helping to obtain licensure in the state, and to boost the status of clinical social workers as the "go to" mental health experts in the state..

Psychotherapist at Grace A. Baumgarten, LCSW

1999 - Present | Upper Montclair, NJ

Psychotherapy of adults and adolescents; supervision and consultation.

Psychotherapist at Grace A. Baumgarten, LCSW

1996 - 1999 | Ridgewood

Solo private practice in Ridgewood, NJ

Psychotherapist at Psychiatric Associates of Ridgewood

1981 - July 1996 | Ridgewood, New Jersey

Practiced psychotherapy with adults and adolescents in individual, couple and family therapy.

Psychiatric Social Worker (MSW) at Bergen Pines County Hospital (AKA: Bergen Regional Medical Center)

August 1978 - February 1986 | Paramus, New Jersey

Worked on psychiatric adult, adolescent, and child inpatients units, and the psychiatric emergency room doing assessments, treatment and discharge planning.

The Brookside Institute for Psychoanalytic Ego Psychology

1986 – 1991

Certificates in Ego Psychology

Concentration: Psychoanalytic Ego Psychology

The New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (NYSPP)

1980 – 1985

Certificate in Psychoanalytic Ego Psychology

Concentration: Psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Activities: Worked full time at hospital while attending institute, and all its requisites.

NYU Silver School of Social Work

1976 – 1978

M.S.W.

Concentration: Clinical Social Work

Activities: Sang with Pro-Art Chorale, and with various performers.

State University of New York at Albany

1973 – 1975

B.A. in Psychology

Concentration: Psychology, sociology, and social work

Activities: Sang with University Chorale, and other performing groups.

Rockland Community College

1971 – 1973

AA in Humanities

Concentration: Psychology, Sociology, and liberal arts

Activities: Sang with College choir and other choral groups.

I have had a life long interest in, and experience in singing with various choral groups, solo performances, and in a couple of small performing groups, including a woman's quartet. Most recently sing with the Oratorio Society of NJ, and am on the Board; Have been a Board member of the NJ Society for Clinical Social Work, on and off since 1986; Have volunteered for numerous school related projects, and recently was a chair on the committee for my 40th HS Reunion. Am a wife, and mother of two sons, and very involved in their activities, especially baseball!