About Connie
Hello, I am Connie McSherry Reader and I have close to 30 years experience working with high school and college students. I was recently the mental health counselor at Paul VI High School in Haddonfield following 15 years as a school counselor at a local prep school.
I love so many things about working with adolescents and young adults. They are incredibly open, curious, and so much fun. I want this time in their lives to be exciting and fulfilling, and not so stressful! I am here to help students and parents manage all of it with experience, optimism, and perspective.
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Over these many years in schools, I gained valuable insight through coaching, teaching, creating orientation programs, overseeing national and international outreach trips, leading service programs, and working with athletic teams on mindfulness, visualization, and stress reduction techniques.
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Professional Experience
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St. Joseph’s University (Director of Service-Learning, Counseling Intern)
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Bishop Eustace Prep (School Counselor)
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Bridge to Balance (Intern, Therapist)
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Paul VI High School (Mental Health Counselor)
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Haddonfield Friends School (Mental Health Counselor)
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Trainings​
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Trained in CBT (The Beck Institute)
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Trained in ACT (6-week course with Russ Harris, internationally recognized ACT Trainer)
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Trained in SPACE (Eli Lebowitz, PhD, Yale Child Study Center)
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Trained in Meditation and Mindfulness Stress Reduction (The Penn Program for Mindfulness)
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Trained in EXRP (The Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine)
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High School/College Activities​
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Girls Soccer Coach
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Boys and Girls Ultimate Frisbee Coach
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Coordinator, University of Notre Dame’s Play Like A Champion Today
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Peer Leadership Teacher
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First-Year Student Orientation Program Coordinator
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Community Service Immersion Trip Leader to Northern Ireland, The Navajo Nation in New Mexico, The Lakota Reservation in South Dakota, and Appalachia
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AP Research Faculty Mentor
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Retreat Leader
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