Tom is employed as a Student Assistance Counselor/Program Coordinator for the Howell Township Middle Schools.  He has implemented a school-wide Bullying Awareness and Reporting Program which includes anonymous email reporting and skill building for victims of bullying.

Tom assists victims of bullying by teaching avoidance skills, surroundings awareness, psychological defense tactics, appropriate use of comeback lines and self-esteem building.

Tom has authored the "Poker Face" skill, which has helped countless students begin to appropriately deal with bullying and teasing.  

Tom provides parents of bullying victims with invaluable insights and advice to assist their children in handling bullying and teasing at school.

NJ Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor  

Past Director of Adolescent and Adult Intensive Outpatient Substance Abuse Programs

Thorough Assessment utilizing the American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM) and the DSM IV criteria.

Utilizes the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) to support clinical findings.

Treatment approach is client-centered (meaning client's preference of recovery program, i.e. Alcoholics Anonymous, Rational Recovery, or S.M.A.R.T. Recovery)

Individualized Treatment Plans strongly encouraged and completed as a part of therapy.

Resistant Adolescents can be helped.  Please call Tom for more information.

Anger evaluation and completion of anger management counseling for court stipulated clients.

Author of the book 4 Downs to Control. Control Anger and Strengthen Character with Football Concepts and Principles.   Finish Line Press, 1999, 144 pages, soft cover.

This book is based on solution focused therapy which in theory uses something a person is already familiar with to help learn and retain new information.  Tom felt strongly that men and teenage boys who could not relate to anger management self-help publications written with "psycho-babble" needed a new way to become aware of all the aspects of anger management training.  

Tom's book has been purchased by NFL teams, Correctional Facilities, College Campuses and countless high school's to bring another tool to the table when helping others learn anger management.

Tom has also facilitated many anger management groups of men and adolescents.

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Montclair State University, 1986

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Jersey City University, 1990

NJ Licensed Professional Counselor #01700

NJ Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor

NJ Certified Substance Awareness Coordinator 

NJ Dept. of Education Provider

Author of self-help book  4 Downs to Anger Control (Finish Line Press, 1999)

Student Assistance Coordinator for Howell Public Schools (1998 to present)

Substance Awareness Coordinator for Orange Public Schools 1997-1998

Director of the Union Hospital Adolescent Substance Abuse Day Program 1994-1997

Clinical Specialist, Monmouth Chemical Dependency Residential Program 1993

Substance Abuse Counselor, Jersey Shore Addictions 1987-1993

High School Varsity Football Coach 14 years.

Implementing Bully Prevention Programs in Middle School

Conducting In-School Student Threat Assessments

Adolescent Substance Abuse Assessment and Counseling

NJ Association of Student Assistance Professionals

The Violence Institute of NJ

NJ School Counselors Association

A Guide for the Development of a District wide School Safety Plan

NJ Association of Mental Health Agencies, Inc.

NJ Counseling Association

NJ Mental Health Counseling Association

NJ Association of Marriage and Family Counselors

Prevention First  (Monmouth County Resource)

NJ Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

NJ Council on Compulsive Gambling

Scripps Alcohol Treatment Center  Scripps McDonald Center is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to alcohol treatment.

The Agape Center.  Great Site for AA and NA meeting schedules and related information.

Compulsive Gambling Screen

The Michigan Alcohol Screening Test 

The Cage Test (alcohol and drugs)

Depression Self-Test

Childhood Depression Checklist

Am I an addict (Narcotics Anonymous)

Increased awareness through education and Bibliotherapy

Increased capacity for empathy through historical review of crimes and prejudices committed against various peoples

Increased awareness of anger management with special focus on projection.  The client will gain an understanding of how he or she may be projecting his or her anger onto a person with distinct differences for a specific psychological payoff.

Treatment plan may include a letter of apology written by the client to the offended party.