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Ken Barringer, M.A.,LMHC Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 12 *** Email: KBarringer@AcademyNewton.com Ken Barringer is the director of the Academy. He has been with the Academy since 1981. Ken earned his degrees from Clark University and Lesley University. He is the former chairperson of the Children's Group Therapy Association and is currently a member of the American Counseling Association, Mass. Mental Health Counselors Association, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision and Association for Specialists in Group Work. He is an adjunct faculty member at the Boston College School of Education and a consultant to public and private schools. He also maintains a private therapy practice. Craig Keefe, LICSW Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 23 *** Email: CKeefe@AcademyNewton.com Craig Keefe is the clinical director and supervises the Academy program. He received his undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and his social work degree from Boston College. Craig has been with the Academy since 1996. He has worked with a diverse population of children and adolescents in schools, agencies and hospital settings. He is also a part-time faculty advisor at the Boston College School of Social Work. Jessica Capone, M.A., LMHC Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 15 *** Email: JCapone@AcademyNewton.com Jessica Capone, Program Manager for the Academy has been a staff member since 1997. Jessica obtained both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston College. As an undergraduate, Jessica majored in psychology and obtained a Masters degree in counseling psychology. Jessica currently maintains both a group and individual caseload at the Academy, has experience in training and consulting within the public school sector, and as Program Manager is responsible for monitoring the daily operations of the Academy program itself. In addition, Jessica also maintains the position as director of the Academy's summer program, Camp Nonantum. Jim Bellanca, M.A.,LMHC Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 14 *** Email: JBellanca@AcademyNewton.com Jim Bellanca returns to the Academy for his seventh year as a staff member after a several-year hiatus. Jim has been licensed as a Mental Health Counselor since 1998 and, in addition to his years at the Academy, has worked in a number of therapeutic and public schools as a counselor and administrator. Jim extends his enjoyment of working with elementary and middle school students through the summer months returning for his seventh year as Director of Running Brook Day Camp in Waltham. Veronica Carney, MA, LMHC Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 19 *** Email: VCarney@AcademyNewton.com Veronica Carney joined the Academy in 2003 and is currently a full time staff member. She holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Boston College in addition to a BA in Early Childhood Education and Psychology from Dartmouth College. She obtained her Elementary Education Certification in 2001 and has worked as a Certified Personal Trainer since 2002. Veronica has also worked in past years as a full time Physical Education Teacher in two Boston Public Charter Schools implementing curriculums that fostered physical, social and emotional development. Additionally, she has consulted with public schools on mental health and group related issues. Veronica co-founded the Academy Sports Program in 2004 and currently works with children and adolescents in both individual and group settings through play therapy, talk therapy and physical training. Denise Goguen Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 32 *** Email: DGoguen@AcademyNewton.com Denise Goguen has been the bookkeeper at the Academy since 1996. She carries an associates degree in accounting and has been a bookkeeper for 23 years. In addition to the Academy, Denise maintains positions with Running Brook Day Camp and the Windsor Press. S. Otto Johnson, M.Ed., CAGS Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 38 *** Email: OJohnson@AcademyNewton.com Otto has his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in elementary education and his Masters and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from UMass-Boston in school psychology. He has taught 2nd and 3rd grade for 13 years before shifting his careeer to school psychology. Otto is currently a school psychologist at the Walsh Middle School in Framingham and is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. David Sandler, LICSW Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 21 *** Email: DSandler@AcademyNewton.com David Sandler received his clinical social work training from Simmons College School of Social Work and his Masters in Clinical Psychology at the California, State University of Northridge. He was the assistant director at the Northridge Preschool for five years in Northidge, California ('90-'95). He has been working with children in therapeutic group settings for twenty years. He worked for five years at a child guidance clinic providing both individual and group counseling to children and their families. For the last twelve years, he has worked as a kindergarten Hebrew school teacher. David has also worked as a counselor at the Academy and Camp Nonantum for eleven years running groups for children of various ages. Emily Saul, Ed.M., CAGS, LMHC Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 13 *** Email: ESaul@AcademyNewton.com Emily Saul has been working at the Academy since 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Counseling and Sport Psychology at Boston University, and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.) in Counseling Psychology at Lesley University in 2005. In addition to leading groups, Emily spent her first two years at the Academy teaching Physical Education at the Conservatory Lab Charter School. In 2004, she co-developed the Academy Sports program, which provides organized sports experience for children who have had little to no other participation in sports. Lastly, she is a trainer in the Academy's Intern Training Program. Emily also works for the Children's Trauma Recovery Foundation leading Rainbow Dance groups with toddler and preschool-aged children, and coaches Strength and Conditioning at Harvard University. Kim Walker, Ph.D.,LMHC Phone: 617-969-2200 ext. 16 *** Email: KWalker@AcademyNewton.com Kim Walker has been a group leader for twenty-two years. She worked for 10 years in a child guidance clinic providing both individual and group counseling to children and their families. Kim has worked at the Academy for twelve years running groups for children of various ages. She has also worked at Dana Group Associates for two years. Dr. Walker received her PhD in counseling Psychology from the University of California in 1996. She was originally trained in psychodynamic therapy and then changed her focus and became a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. Currently, Dr. Walker has a small private practice in Newton and leads social skills groups for children and adolescence. The Academy is involved with the training of new counselors. We are an internship site for graduate schools of counseling and social work. Area colleges we are affiliated with include; Boston College Schools of Education and Social Work, Boston University School of Medicine, Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine Program and the Boston University School of Social Work, Simmons School of Social Work, Lesley University, Northeastern University, Framingham State Mental Health Program and the UMass Mental Health Counseling Program. |
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