Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Available both in-person and online
1440 Whalley Avenue 2nd Floor New Haven, CT 06515
JFS is a small non-profit agency who employs a variety of skilled clinicians in order to meet the needs of most who call. We rarely turn anyone away. For hundreds of years, we have served people who experience the following: depression, anxiety, loss, relationship issues, stress in families, stress at work, trauma, etc. We serve individuals, couples, families and we do groups. We will work with you to establish your goals and will support you while you learn more about yourself and the way that you relate to others. We will encourage you to make the changes that may be beneficial to you in your life.
JFS employs many different clinicians who offer a variety of skills to meet the needs of various individuals, couples and/or families who call on us for help. Each individual, couple and/or family are matched with a clinician who might best meet their needs. We also offer a psychiatric consult and/or medication management to those who need.
We are continuously hearing about the mental health needs of those in our community who are in need of help and are having a hard time finding it. They call and no one answers and then no one returns their call. We call everyone back and have no waiting list. We're waiting for you to call us. Reach out and we'll reach back.
Call Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc. now for a free 15 minute consultation - (475) 271-3768 x117

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

1440 Whalley Avenue

2nd Floor

New Haven, CT 06515 map

(475) 271-3768 x117
Website
I specialize in Adoption, Anxiety and Depression 
I see individuals, couples and groups  

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

1440 Whalley Avenue

2nd Floor

New Haven, CT 06515 map

(475) 271-3768 x117
Website
I specialize in Adoption, Anxiety and Depression 
I see individuals, couples and groups  

Qualifications

    Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Elaine Benevides

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Connecticut / 58.003973 Elaine Benevides
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. - (475) 271-3768 x117
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. - (475) 271-3768 x117

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medication Management
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Teen Violence
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Do these issues align with your needs? - (475) 271-3768 x117
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Do these issues align with your needs? - (475) 271-3768 x117

Client Focus

Age

Toddler
Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Age

Toddler
Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Strength-Based
  • Transpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. - (475) 271-3768 x117
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. - (475) 271-3768 x117

Location

Primary Location

1440 Whalley Avenue

2nd Floor

New Haven, CT 06515

(475) 271-3768 x117

Nearby Areas

Counties

Zips

Neighborhoods

Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (475) 271-3768 x117
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (475) 271-3768 x117