Additional Resources
We take a holistic approach to each patient we work with. Awaken the Mind’s team comprises of wellness professionals with various ranges of expertise. In addition to neurofeedback therapy, we offer additional resources to each of our clients providing support to individuals and their families. Awaken the Mind collaborates with others in the wellness space; working alongside wellness coaches, nutritional counselors, learning specialists, massage therapists, and more.
Dr. Dona Garofano provides nutritional counseling and Dried-Live Blood Cell Analysis not only to clients in the State of New Jersey but throughout the United States. If you're concerned about the state of your health and aren't finding the answers you need through traditional medicine, call or stop by to speak with a natural health practitioner, and schedule one of our services. Dona is the owner of Food For Thought, in Ringwood, New Jersey.
Dr. Dona Garofano, a licensed NJ Health Officer, certified Naturopathic Doctor, Master Herbalist, and certified Nutritional Counselor. She has also authored her own book "Advanced Dried Blood Cell Analysis: Unlocking the Mysteries of Hormonal and Nutritional Imbalances Through Blood Type Influences," and holds a patent on FungusWacker5000, an antifungal treatment.
Dr. Dona Garofano
Stephania is a Special Education teacher of over ten years, working with students ranging in age between Kindergarten and 8th grade. She is experienced working with students (both typical and atypical) with varied social-emotional capabilities, different behavioral and academic classifications, and differentiated needs.
She believes that each child has their own unique strengths and potential that has the right to be fostered, nurtured, and strengthened in this world. She looks forward to bringing her knowledge, experience, and perspective to both parents and their children, in order to ensure their utmost success!
Stephania Gautieri
Dani Rodwell is a Social and Emotional Wellness Coach. She is a proud neurodivergent social worker who specializes in autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions. She also has experience in LGBTQ+ and addiction recovery populations. Her passion is advocacy and empowerment for people who are wired differently. She provides compassionate support, education, consultation, career advisement, and coaching for executive functioning, social skills, problem-solving, and confidence building.
Note: Coaching is not a substitute for counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatry, mental health care, or substance abuse treatment.
Dani Rodwell
Max has been a certified therapy dog since 2019, and he loves his job! As a therapy dog, Max has been trained to provide affection, comfort, and support to people in settings like hospitals, schools, and nursing homes. Max's job is to be relaxed, well-behaved, and friendly in situations where people need a calming presence and a paw to hold to make them feel less alone. Research has found therapy dogs help to decrease both blood pressure and stress levels while increasing overall emotional well-being (Thelwell, 2019).
Thelwell ELR. Paws for Thought: A Controlled Study Investigating the Benefits of Interacting with a House-Trained Dog on University Students Mood and Anxiety. Animals (Basel). 2019 Oct 21;9(10):846. doi: 10.3390/ani9100846. PMID: 31640244; PMCID: PMC6826684.
Max