Auldern Academy
Siler City, NC

New Clinical Staff For Auldern

Auldern Academy welcomes the following professionals to the therapeutic treatment team:

Vito Guarnaccia, Ph.D., Consulting Clinical Director:
Dr. Guarnaccia has worked for the past 30 years with adolescents and families in private practice and has also served as a Consulting Psychologist with several schools. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical School Psychology from Hofstra University. He received his Master of Science in Clinical School Psychology from City University of New York. He is a Licensed Psychologist in both North Carolina and New York and holds several other certifications.

Julius Jessup, M.S.:
Julius received his Master of Science in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University and his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Educational Studies from Emory University. He came to Auldern Academy from Carlbrook School, where he was an Advisor. He has previously worked as a Clinical Intern at the Center on Interventions for Children and Families in Cleveland, OH and as an Individual and Family Counselor at the National Counseling Group in Richmond, VA. Julius was the recipient of the Kenneth Cole Fellowship for Community Building and Social Change and the Delores P. Aldridge Excellence Award in Community Service.


Natalie Sisson, M.S.W.:
Natalie holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Illinois State University. A member of the National Association of Social Workers, she has previously worked with adolescents as an Advisor at Carlbrook School, was a therapist at Peace Place and a counselor at Chestnut Health Systems in Virginia.

Nicole Barillari, M.S.:
Nicole received her Master of Science in Counselor Education and Human Services from Canisius College in New York where she had also completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She has worked in educational settings as a middle school counselor, and after school coordinator and teacher's assistant, as well as working for Hospice of Raleigh as a grief counselor. She has volunteered as a Total Youth Ministry counselor for high school aged teens in Raleigh.


Amy Berent, M.A.:
Amy holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Education at Prescott College in Arizona. She has work experience in both educational and wilderness settings. She was the Clinical Director and a Field Therapist at Blackwater Outdoor Experiences. She has worked as a clinical psychotherapist, and a Montessori teacher.

Auldern also welcomes Kaitlyn Currance, Admissions Counselor, to the staff at Auldern Academy. Kaitlyn comes to Auldern with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Peace College in Raleigh, NC. She has spent time as a teacher assistant at an elementary school and completed a student counseling internship at a middle school in Raleigh. Previously she spent time working with exceptional individuals, ages 5 to 40 in Wake County.


About Three Springs:
Three Springs, Inc. is a nationally recognized leader in youth services, founded in 1985 to provide therapy and education to adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioral and learning problems. Our focus is on the provision of a caring, supportive environment to promote behavioral changes and academic competency in youth. Our mission focus is the healing and restoration of children and families. Three Springs operates 25 public and private facilities in 9 states.

For more information about enrollment at Auldern Academy, please call Kaitlyn Currance at (919) 837-2336. www.auldern.com