RONNIE STERN M.A., ED.S.
LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST

My Background

I have had a full career focused on families.

 

1964 – B.A. degree   Early Childhood Education   Kean College

1964-65  Kindergarten teacher

1979-1999   Director, Head Teacher    Millburn Co-op Nursery School

Staff consultant to Millburn Co-op Nursery School  2008-present

Advisory Board – Playhouse    2008-2009

Staff Advisor – Bilingual Buds   2007-2008

 

Adjunct Professor   Montclair State University  - 2002-2012 - Child Development

 

1987 – M.A.  Counseling     Seton Hall University

1989 – Ed.S.  Marriage and Family Therapy    Seton Hall University

1992 to present – New Jersey License as Marriage and Family Therapist

Counseling internships: Verona Counseling Center, Jewish Family Services, Bayonne

 

Private therapy practice 1994-2010, Maplewood, NJ

Private therapy practice 2010 to present, Millburn, NJ

 

Co-author of Pop’s Secret—a children’s book on the death of a beloved grandfather—Random House Books

 

Author of numerous feature articles on parenting issues

Lecturer for local elementary schools, preschools, adult school programs

Parenting workshop leader

Q &A Columnist “Ronnie’s Mailbox” 1995- 1999  “Essex Kids”

 

Ongoing Professional training: Sandtray Therapy Training and Art Therapy Training,
NJ Center for Family Studies, Ackerman Institute, Cape Cod Summer Symposia,
Family Therapy Networker Conferences, AAMFT and NJMFT conferences, and
Multicultural Family Institute.