Children’s Mental Health Instructors

Cynthia Fulreader, M.A., LPC

Program Director

Ms. Fulreader completed her undergraduate degree in the World Issues Program at the School for International Training in VT, with a focus on Education for Social Change. Her college internship took her to Bolivia and…
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Deborah Schroder, M.S., ATR-BC, LPAT

Former Program Director

For much of her career, Deborah has focused her work on providing therapy for children, adolescents and families. She spent several years as a therapist on a inpatient unit, working extensively with children who had…
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Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT

Josie Abbenante, is well-known internationally in the art therapy field and provides exceptional sand tray/sandtray trainings. She has served in many capacities with the American Art Therapy Association.…
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Michelle Daly, MSPH, M.A., LPCC, ATR, IMH-E

Michelle’s background is diverse and multi-faceted, including studies in mathematics and science as well as public health and expressive arts therapies. She is passionate about early intervention and diversity, working relationally with individuals, families and…
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Sudha Rani Kailas, M.D., Ph.D.

Sudha spent her early years adjacent to a Navajo reservation in New Mexico, witnessing double and triple arched rainbows, before moving back to New Orleans, where custom and culture served her well. As she…
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Carol Frank, BSN, RN, M.A., LPCC

B.S. Nursing, University of New Mexico; M.A. Counseling for Grief and Loss, Southwestern College Carol’s nursing career encompasses a broad range of experiences, devoting many years working in a variety of Critical Care settings both as…
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Bob Deane, M.A., LPCC

Bob Deane, M.A., LPCC, has worked with at-risk youth in many different settings for many years. He started working with incarcerated youth in Maine in 1988. After moving to Santa Fe in 1998, he…
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Lorraine Freedle, Ph.D.

Lorraine R. Freedle, Ph.D., ABPdN, CST-T is a board certified pediatric neuropsychologist, psychotherapist, trainer in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics NMT®, and teaching member of Sandplay Therapists America (STA) and the International Society of Sandplay…
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