Massachusetts Locations:
- Northcentral
- North Reading
- Reading
- Northeast
- Beverly
- Danvers
- Northwest
- Bedford
- Lexington
Professional Staff
- Jeff Colucci, Ph.D., Co-Director
(Boston College, 1979)
- School Inclusion
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Affective Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Child and Family Therapy
- Psychological Testing
- George Marinakis, Ph.D., Co-Director
(DePaul University, 1988)
- Social Skills & Training
- Bullying Prevention
- Attention Deficit Disorders
- Asperger's Disorder/NLD
- Anger Management
- Collaborative School Consultation
- Child and Family Therapy
- Chris Anderson, Ph.D.
(University of South Carolina, 1999)
- Director, Camp Triumph
- Program Evaluation & Development
- School Consultation
- Group Therapy with Children & Adolescents
- Psychological Evaluations
- Attention Deficit Disorders, Developmental Disorders
- Child and Family Therapy
- Kent E. Rude, Ph.D.
(Boston University, 1986)
- Early Childhood / Preschool Consultation
- Neuropsychologically Informed
- Psychological Testing
- Family, Child and Adolescent Therapy
- Pervasive Development Disorders
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Parent Training / Psychoeducation:
- Special Needs Populations
- Lauren Holloway Bennett, M.A.
(Boston University, 2007)
- Group Counselor
- School Consultation
- Intake Assessments
- Sports Psychology
- Sonya Ferreira, M.A.
(Lesley University, 2005)
- Site Coordinator
- School Consultation K-8
- Intake Assessments
- Social Skills Groups
- Expressive Therapy Modalities
- Melissa Plowman, M.A.
(Boston College, 2003)
- Director, Social Skills Group Program
- Mental Health Counselor
- Group Therapy
- Parent Consultation
- Home Visits
- Pre-school through adolescence
- Angela M. DeSilva, M.A. (Boston College, 2005)
- Group Therapy
- Intake Assessments
- School Consultation: Early Childhood
- Behavioral Assessments
- Rob Smith, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati, 1988)
- Group Counselor
- Performance Consultations
- Leadership/Teamwork Development
- Teens and Adults
- Recently published book, "Black Belt for Life: A Memoir of Personal Development and the Martial Arts"
- Tim Niemiec, M.A.
(Boston University 2006)
- Group Counselor
- School Consultation
- Sports Pyschology
- Intake Assessments
The professional staff at The Academy is comprised of highly qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise.
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Since 1954...
helping children build self-esteem and peer relationships through cooperative and non-competitive activities.