Meet Our Team
We’re qualified, experienced, licensed and certified mental health professionals, but we’re so much more than that.
We understand pain, and we understand the pathway to making real change. We may not be able to change the world, but we can help you change yours, and your experience in it. At the Counseling and Mindfulness Group, we’re committed to your success. Just by being here, you’re already on the journey to healing.
We offer a safe, compassionate, acceptance-based environment with proven, research-based methods. But most important, we offer warmth, compassion, and genuineness. And in addition to counseling, we offer authentic mindfulness instruction—life-transforming, 2000-year old awareness skills that help change the way you experience your life. We practice these skills daily ourselves—we know they work, and we know they are transformative. We are excited to share them with you.
Jacky Fernandez
MA, LPC, LCADC, CMT-P
- Master’s Degree in Counseling from Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- Certified Mindfulness Teacher (International Mindfulness Teachers Association)
- Specialties: meditation and mindfulness, addictions (substances and process), depression, grief, anxiety and life transitions, Buddhist psychology
- Work experience: long-term addictions treatment, 28-day inpatient settings, methadone clinic, private practices
- Conference presenter / public speaker
- Accomplished lecturer
- Member of the American Counseling Association
- Member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association
- Certificate in Mindfulness from the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy
- Personal meditation and mindfulness practice (20+ years)
- Certificate in the Grief Recovery Method
- Former literary agent
- Freelance writer and editor
Dan Massey
MS, LPC, LCADC, CMT-P
- Licensed Associate Counselor
- Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- Certified Mindfulness Teacher (International Mindfulness Teachers Association)
- Master’s of Science Degree in Mental Health Counseling
- Specializes in the effect of addiction on individuals, families, and systems
- Accomplished provider of addictions treatment alternatives for those in distress
- Work experience: long-term addictions treatment, multiple 28-day inpatient treatment programs, mindfulness instruction for groups and individuals, private practices
- Member of the American Counseling Association
- Member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy
- Member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association
- Accomplished and dynamic lecturer, presenter, and public speaker
- Maintains a longtime personal meditation and mindfulness practice
- Certificate in the Grief Recovery Method
- Former career in marketing, working with major clients such as American Express and Ann Taylor
DINA KELLY
MA, LPC
- Master’s Degree in Counseling from Montclair State University
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Specialties: addictions (substances and process), depression, grief, anxiety, life transitions, bipolar, behavioral issues, recidivism, chronic relapse and OCD
- Work experience: co-occurring intensive outpatient clinics, private practices, criminal justice, halfway houses
- Member of the American Counseling Association
- Member of the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
- Former Artist (metal smithing, painting)
A good client/therapist fit is important. When you're ready, schedule a brief phone consultation to learn more about working together.
Counseling founded on
Compassion. Connection. Meaning.
(908) 645-6154
121 Shelley Dr., Ste. 2E
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
