• About Us

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  • Meet the Dedicated Staff of Pathways

  • Life Coaches

  • Nicolena Murgo, MSW, CH Director, Group Programs
    • 20 years experience in business and psychotherapy
    • Masters in Clinical Social Work from Fordham University
    • Previous director New Haven Cove, Psychiatric Social Worker at facilities including Yale Psychiatric Hospital, the Institute of Living in Hartford, and private practice
    • Post graduate training in marriage and family counseling, hypnotherapy, regression therapy and dialectic behavioral therapy
    • Specializes in individual and group therapy clients experiencing a broad range of difficulties
      Nicolena enjoys working with individuals in all stages of life and is dedicated to providing her clients with the tools they need to discover their career, educational and life plans. “Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.”
  • Margaret Chappell, LCSW Group Facilitator
    • 35 years experience as an educator and clinical social worker
    • Educational Consultant
    • Child, family, parent therapist — inpatient and outpatient settings including Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale Child Study Center, and private practice
    • Clinical Instructor in social work — supervising child psychiatry fellows in family therapy training, Yale School of Medicine
    • School Clinical Consultant
    • Lower School Director, The Country School, Madison, CT
  • Diane Gardner Food Expert, Author
    • Passion for cooking led her to write “3” cookbooks—What’s Cooking Madison, What’s Cooking Connecticut Shoreline, and What’s Cooking New England
    • Sold in more than 250 bookstores gift shops, boutiques, and restaurants
    • Numerous appearances on WTNH-TV Connecticut style, WFSB TV Hartford Better Home
    • Cooking demonstrations
    • Creates healthy versions of recipes to insure the health and wellbeing of herself and her family
  • Nancy Ashcroft Yoga Instructor
    • 20 years experience
    • Certified Urban Zen Integrative Therapist and Prana Yoga Instructor
    • Reiki certified
    • Strong background in anatomy and physiology
    • Teaches meditation, pranyama techniques and asanas

  • Administrative Staff

  • Heidi Shepherd Vice President, Director of Operations
    • 25 years experience in the health and wellness industry
    • Owner, Simple Fitness Personal Training and Wellness Center
    • Specializes in women’s health and wellness
    • Fitness director and personal training manager, Club Fitness, Guilford, CT — 1996-2008
    • Creator “Road to Fitness” — A program designed to help individuals in a group setting to create a plan for their health and well being
    • Former News Channel 8 “Fitness Expert”
    • Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Elmira College
  • Karl Minges, MPH Admissions Coordinator
    • Recently completed a 12 month Fulbright Scholarship in Australia where he produced public health research
    • MPH, Columbia University
    • Undergraduate degree in Social Work from Marist College
    • Yale Research Associate for a group that conducts evidence based health policy research
  • Jane Lettick, BS, MA Business Manager
    • 18 years of experience in business
    • Master of Arts —Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
    • BS — Management and Human Behavior in Organization