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Meet Our Professional StaffOur professional staff includes board certified child psychiatrists, adult psychiatrists, an advanced nurse practitioner, psychotherapists, learning consultants, organizational consultants and nutritionists. Merritt Hubsher, MD
Dr. Hubsher received his medical degree from SUNY-Downstate Medical Center in New York. He received his residency training in Psychiatry at New York University Medical Center, where he also completed his fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Hubsher has been in practice since 1987, promoting effective treatment for children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Hubsher has appeared on television and radio, has been quoted in numerous newspaper articles, and lectures all over the State of New Jersey to school teachers, guidance counselors, therapists and parent groups, as well as other psychiatrists, teaching the hallmarks of childhood mental health, behavioral and academic conditions, in order to increase awareness, and thereby help children to receive the help from which they can so greatly benefit. Therese Felcher, LCSW, SSWS
Ms. Felcher utilizes a comprehensive approach to psychotherapy including psychodynamic, interactive play, cognitive-behavior and solution oriented therapy to help children, adolescents, adults and their families strengthen their coping skills and quality of life. Mike Shugrue, LCSW
Michael received his Masters of Social Work (MSW) from Columbia University in New York. Prior to joining the ADHD, Mood and Behavior Center, Michael spent 3 years at the Institute for Behavioral Health Services at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey. From 2000 to 2002, Michael worked at and helped develop "Project Destiny", a unique and highly successful Oakland, California-based full service, 'wrap-around' program. There, Michael both provided counseling and supportive services to high risk families in economically challenged neighborhoods as well as participated in the development, direction and team management of the burgeoning, grant supported 'wrap around' program. In addition to direct client work, Michael also has extensive experience working with juvenile justice, educational, and hospital/health service systems. Cara Friedman, LCSWCara Friedman is a Licensed Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychotherapist as well as a Behavior Consultant at the ADHD, Mood, and Behavior Center. She provides individual and family therapy as well as Social Skills Groups for grade school children. She has over ten years of experience working in the public school system,
counseling students with a variety of disorders including, but not limited
to, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bipolar Disorder,
Anxiety Disorder, and the Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cara has participated
in Child Study Teams, supervised crisis rooms, and is a Certified Instructor
in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention. This has allowed her to train school
districts in the Crisis Development/ Behavior Model, which enables staff
to address behavior that may escalate into disruptive or even violent
incidents. Harley Goodfriend, LDT-C
Ms. Goodfriend has over ten years of collective experience in teaching, in both public and private learning disabilities and developmental disabilities schools, tutoring and providing educational evaluations. She has worked with high and low functioning populations including learning disabled, emotionally disabled and developmentally disabled. Harley's philosophy has always been that we are all individuals with different ways of learning. She continues to help students discover their own style of learning and apply it to their everyday lives. Ms. Goodfriend was graduated with a Masters in Education and a certification as a Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant from Montclair State University, and received a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Kansas in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in students with disabilities. Harley is also trained in Orton-Gillingham and Wilson, two specialized Reading programs that teach phonics skills using multi-sensory techniques. Christine Nucera, MAT, LDT-C.
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