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Ted Thorndike ’15

Ted Thorndike ’15
Operations Manager, NVU Online
Academic History:

M.A., Counseling (Clinical Mental Health Track), Johnson State College, 2015
B.A., Government, St. Lawrence University, 2004

About Ted Thorndike


Ted Thorndike is a 2015 Johnson graduate of the master’s program in clinical mental health counseling and also served as a clinical intern at the NVU-Johnson Wellness Center during the 2014-15 academic year.

Before NVU, he worked in adaptive ski instructing, wilderness therapy and behavior intervention at a private school for at-risk youth in Johnson.

Professional Activities


Professional Development and Certifications

  • AAP certification (pending final approval), Apprentice Addiction Professional (2015)
  • Success Beyond Six Behavior Interventionist Conference (2010-12)
  • Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI)
  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI): Nonviolent crisis intervention (verbal and physical certifications)
  • Handle With Care (verbal and physical certifications)(2013)
  • Bridges Out of Poverty
  • Training Brains to Become Minds: Trauma, Mindfulness, and healing by Raymond J. Chin
  • Executive Functions and Child/Adolescent Learning by Pat Messerle
  • Borderline Training by Terry Starkey

Awards & Honors


  • Jay Blair Memorial Scholarship (2015)