Restoring Hope - Strengthening Relationships - Promoting Healing KEVIN P. McCANN M.Ed, CLC, Certified Life Coach, Administrator Kevin P. McCann brings over 29 years of experience in administrative and supervisory roles in hospital, private practice, and managed behavioral healthcare settings to his role at Insights of New Orleans.  His background includes several years as a school counselor, several as Program Director of an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and 16 years as a Clinical Case Manager and Regional Director for a nationally-recognized managed behavioral healthcare company.  Kevin provides services for individuals, couples and families, working collaboratively to explore and define present problem situations and to develop future goals focused on promoting positive change.  Believing that each client is resourceful and possesses the skills to maximize those resources, Kevin seeks to provide support and encouragement as the client develops solutions and strategies for addressing their particular circumstances and needs. Along with being a Life Coach, he provides oversight and administrative support to the staff and associates of Insights of New Orleans, maintaining all clinical and business records and all credentialing, licensure and insurance matters.  Additionally, Kevin is the Executive Director of Focus on Families, Inc., a non-profit company providing counseling services, family-based activities, and other interventions to be responsive to and supportive of families with special needs.  He and Sue pursue funding opportunities which will promote and enhance those services being provided families in their educational, work, spiritual and social communities. . SUZANNE E. MCCANN  LPC-S, LMFT, LAC, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, Clinical Director Sue McCann has over 27 years of experience providing services to individuals, couples, and families in private, hospital, and outpatient practice settings.  She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed Addictions Counselor, and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, specializing in helping counselor interns and therapists to acquire expertise in working with families using evidence-based, creative interventions.   More recently, Sue became an Ayurvedic Practitioner approved by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA), and she employs a varied assortment of techniques to treat illness and promote general well-being. Sue is highly regarded by her colleagues for her diligent training and extensive experience as well as her propensity to share her skills with other professionals through the multiple training opportunities offered by Insights of New Orleans.  Sue has delivered over 80 presentations including state, national, and international conferences as well as for the administrators and management personnel of a Fortune 500 company.  Additionally, Sue has published an article on trauma recovery in Play Therapy magazine in collaboration with Dr. Rise VanFleet of the Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania.  Sue has completed intensive training in Sandtray-Worldplay Therapy and is an Experiential Play Therapy Supervisor/Trainer as well as a qualified Intensive Filial Therapy Trainer.  She developed a highly specialized treatment protocol in Experiential and Sandtray processes to focus on addressing the various complex needs of persons of all ages impacted by death, relationship issues, disability, loss, behavioral challenges, addictions, and the identification of specific services to support families during difficult times.   In addition to her work at Insights of New Orleans, Sue is the Clinical Director for Focus on Families, Inc., a local non-profit organization serving children and families in the greater New Orleans area. She is a NGY-certified Children’s Yoga Instructor and is dedicated to improving parent-child relationships through innovative mind/body/spirit techniques. Sue is active in the following professional organizations: “Self-examination leads to wisdom and the motivation to change.  There is hope in the belief that change is always possible.”  Suzanne McCann • Approved Ayurvedic Practitioner, National Ayurvedic Medical Association: www.ayurveda-nama.org • Member, American Counseling Association:  www.counseling.org • Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists: www.aamft.org • Member and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, Association for Play Therapy:  www.a4pt.org • Member, Louisiana Association of Substance Abuse Counselors & Trainers: www.lasact.org NIQUETTE KEARNEY MSW, LCSW Niquette Kearney, MSW, LCSW, recently joined the team at Insights as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a widely varied background.  Niquette has worked with individuals of all ages, from infants  to older adults.  After focusing her college and Master’s level studies on psychology and social work at the University of Colorado and Tulane University, she cultivated her beginnings in the mental health profession as a hospice social worker in the New Orleans Area. Following Hurricane Katrina, Niquette moved to Tennessee, where she served as a case manager assisting other evacuees with relocation, eventually serving as a therapist to children, adolescents, adult individuals, and couples.  Through these experiences Niquette developed an array of skills and expertise in Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, crisis intervention, psychoanalysis, play therapy, grief counseling, and Narrative Therapy. Through her affiliation with Insights of New Orleans and the DBT Psychotherapy Network, Niquette continues to expand her knowledge and experiential foundations, including the implementation of techniques such as Experiential Sandtray Therapy and Child-Centered Play Therapy. Working with individuals with a variety of presenting issues, Niquette approaches each session compassionately and with empathy, viewing her clients as whole people with real lives and real circumstances that bring them to therapy.  She appreciates diversity in humankind, and seeks to assist others to embrace their lives more fully and comfortably. ART SCUDARI M.Ed, NCC LPC Art Scudari, NCC, LPC has provided counseling services for over fourteen years.  He brings a wealth of experience to combine with his varied skills: Mr. Scudari worked six years in law enforcement, directed the Jefferson Parish Crisis Intervention team for three years, conducted child protection investigations, and has most recently provided family counseling and school counseling services in schools and private practice locations throughout the New Orleans area.  Art draws from his experience and strengths in providing supportive counseling services to pre-adolescents, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Currently Mr. Scudari is a middle-school counselor with the Jefferson Parish Public School System, and makes himself available to see clients at Insights of New Orleans in late afternoons/early evenings as well as on weekends. 504 832-4096