Bryan Bugay

Education

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
• National Louis University, Post graduate classes in counseling
• Loyola University of Chicago, Masters of Education, Specialist Degree - School Psychologist.
• Clark University, Massachusetts, B.A. Psychology.

Experience

• Have counseled children, teens, adults, and families since 1995.
• Have worked with hundreds of children and their families regarding emotional and behavioral issues.
• Previously worked as a School Psychologist in the public schools. Assessed intelligence, achievement, and social/emotional development of four hundred children and teens. Counseled fifty children a week individually and in groups.
• Worked with over a hundred individuals and facilitated seventeen groups for people with social anxiety, fear of public speaking, and selective mutism.
• Facilitated support groups for parents with Bipolar children.

Public Speaking/Consultation

• Consultation with schools and other health providers.
• Train staff at schools and mental health agencies.
• Guest speaker at parent mental health groups.

Publications

I have published five articles in The Special Educator and Today's School Psychologist magazine on the topics of counseling students, stress and anxiety, and surviving difficult IEP meetings.