About Our Team
Elisa DiChristina, MSW
Preteen Prevention & Well-Being Consultant
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Partnering with parents and community leaders to promote healthy preteen development, wellbeing and success while preventing risks.
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Elisa's foundational clinical background and past credentials include serving as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Certified Divorce & Reconciliation Mediator, a Certified NJ Mental Health Screener, a court-approved Parent Coordinator, and a Certified Instructor for the NJ Division of Human Services.
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Her experiences include routine collaborations with parents, mental health clinicians, psychiatrists, medical doctors, judges, and educators. As the Founder of GlowHouse Kids, my leadership in youth programming earned national recognition, including the prestigious America’s Small Business Development Center Success Award.
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Raising PreTeens Right was created to focus on proactive wellness and prevention to expand this vital work—partnering with parents and community leaders to promote healthy preteen development, wellbeing, and success while preventing risks.
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​​​​​Kate Fackina, Ph.D
Developmental Editor​
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Dr. Fackina earned both a Ph.D. and an Educational Specialist Degree in Family Psychology from Seton Hall University and is licensed by the states of New York and New Jersey to practice psychology. She is currently a Part-Time Lecturer, teaching at the graduate level across psychology programs, and frequently serves as a guest educator within other educational, community, and private organizations.
Dr. Fackina has a wealth of clinical experience from her work with individuals, couples, and families across a variety of environments, including hospital, community, legal, and private clinical settings. Dr. Fackina approaches both her educational and clinical work from a person-first lens. She believes that the development of social and emotional intelligence involves a collaborative, integrative process focused on building transformative relationships. Her clinical practice is rooted in evidence-based, cognitive and behavioral therapies (e.g., CBT, ACT, DBT, REBT, and others) and Mindfulness-Based therapies. It is further informed by advanced training in traumatic stress management, advanced psychological assessment, play therapy, leadership development, and consultation and supervision. Additionally, she specializes in sport/performance psychology, working with elite (e.g., university) and professional (e.g., NFL, MLS, and NHL) athletes, executives, and individuals in the performing arts, utilizing a comprehensive process that incorporates the four pillars: Behaviorism, Holistic, Strengths-based, and Wellness. In whatever capacity she works, Dr. Fackina incorporates developmental and systems perspectives to adapt her approach to the client’s needs and to support healthy functioning across the lifespan through wellness and prevention efforts.
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Dr. Fackina is an active member of several professional organizations and has presented at state and national conferences. She had published peer-reviewed journal articles, authored chapters in psychology and related-field periodicals, and served as a committee member for numerous doctoral dissertations. She considers herself a lifelong learner and is committed to helping others reach their own potential, create resilience, and cultivate satisfying lives.
​Lisa F. Morales, Ph.D.
Developmental Editor
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In May of 1996, Lisa F. Morales received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In May of 1998, she received a Master of Humanities from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her master’s thesis title is as follows: Join in the Dance: Didacticism in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. In December of 2009 she completed the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The title of her dissertation is the following: “It Takes A Lot Out Of You”: Ethnography of Secondary English Teachers’ Writing Pedagogy. Her major field of study is Curriculum and Instruction.
Lisa F. Morales is a certified teacher in secondary English and computer science. She has taught secondary school English and freshman composition at the college level. She has been a graduate assistant in college administration and a coordinator for the National Writing Project. She maintains professional memberships in the National Council of Teachers of English and the Louisiana Council of Teachers of English. Lisa is enjoying retirement with her husband and the tranquility of their cabin in Sevierville, TN, along with substitute teaching.​
​​​​​​Amanda Lake
Copy Editor & Proofreading​
