Located on Main Streets in RIDGEFIELD, CT & WESTPORT, CT

Best of Mental Health Services in Ridgefield, CT for 2022, 2023, & 2024!

Individual Therapy for Adults, Adolescents, & Children

Family Therapy

Group Workshops

Parent Support

Dynamical Neurofeedback

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About Us

Welcome to SpireTHERAPY!

At SpireTHERAPY, we believe therapy should be practical, personalized, and empowering. Through the Spire METHOD, we offer individual therapy for children, teens, and adults, parent coaching, family and couples counseling, and interactive group workshops.

Our goal is to help individuals and families build essential life skills, strengthen relationships, navigate challenges, and thrive—both in and beyond the therapy room.

Denise Santangelo

Founder and Lead Clinician

“Above all, I believe in your capacity for healing and growth. Therapy isn’t just about getting by—it’s about helping you live a life that feels vibrant, meaningful, and true to who you are. I can’t wait to help you get there.”

About the Founder

Personalized, one-on-one therapy focused on building skills, confidence, and emotional well-being.
- Personalized Support: Therapy tailored to each individual's needs, challenges, and goals.
- Practical Skill-Building: Develop emotional regulation, anxiety management, focus, organization, social skills, and impulse control.
- Interactive Sessions: Engaging activities, conversations, and real-life strategies that encourage everyday growth.
- Parent Partnership: Regular updates and guidance to help parents reinforce progress at home.

Personalized support to strengthen relationships, improve communication, and build healthier family connections.
- Parent Coaching: Gain practical strategies for everyday challenges, including homework struggles, morning routines, and emotional regulation.
- Couples Counseling: Address communication breakdowns, conflict, intimacy, and trust while rebuilding connection.
- Personalized Guidance: Develop healthier patterns, strengthen relationships, and create lasting positive change at home and together.

Supportive groups that build confidence, life skills, and meaningful connections.
- Peer Connection: Connect with others navigating similar challenges, including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and executive functioning.
- Practical Skill-Building: Develop emotional regulation, distress tolerance, coping strategies, mindfulness, and communication skills.
- Interactive Learning: Participate in guided discussions, activities, and exercises using CBT, DBT, and other evidence-based approaches.
- Parent Companion Workshops: Learn the same skills your child is developing so you can reinforce their growth and progress at home.