Educational Specialists
Teresa Kucia, M.Ed.
Learning Specialist; M.A. Special Education
Terri Kucia is a K-12 Certified Special Education educator who earned her degree in 1996 from the University of Saint Joseph. She did a yearlong internship as a Reading Specialist and took additional graduate classes in both reading and writing to advance her skills and knowledge. Before starting with Burke Therapy, Terri worked for Hartford, New Britain and Newington public schools.
Terri joined Burke Therapy in 2015 as a way of continuing to fulfill her passion for working with children struggling to establish academic independence. Since 2015, Terri's efforts and acknowledgements have not gone unrecognized. Multiple families and local private and public school administrators celebrate her efforts by highlighting individual student growth patterns related to grade level increases, dismissal from RTI programming, and honor roll recognition.
Terri has completed the VIRTUS training, a National Catholic requirement of the private Catholic School community. Burke Therapy is proud to be able to offer its families such an educated and compassionate professional.
Christine Reichard, M.Ed.
Social Executive Functioning Coach
Christine Reichard is a Master’s level, certified K-12 Special Education educator who has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Connecticut, and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Hartford. Christine prides herself in her ability to teach students HOW to learn by encouraging the understanding of innate strengths and abilities that can be used to overcome personal social, emotional and/or academic challenges.
Using a collaborative teaching model, Christine's students and families naturally feel a sense of trust, value and competence to extend her work being done in the clinic into the home, school and community settings. Christine's dedication to teaching all academic areas (reading, writing and mathematics) as well as the development of social competency, organization, study skills and time management makes her a valued member of the Burke Therapy educational team.
Marsha Adams
Support Specialist; M.S. Human Relations
If you or your child has been fortunate enough to work with Marsha, you will agree that her endearing spirit and love for children is infectious. Marsha brings 15 years of Paraprofessional experience to the Burke Therapy team. Throughout her tenure as a Paraprofessional, she has worked with a wide variety of children with various complex needs.
Marsha's true gifting is in her ability to motivate, support and implement specially designed programming under the guidance of certified professionals while working as a valuable part of each child's team of professionals and family members. Marsha's experience includes working alongside both Occupational and Speech Therapy professionals supporting speech, language, behavior and sensory challenges commonly associated with mild disabilities such as Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), Emotional Disturbance (ED), mild Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Asperger’s syndrome, Autism, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Marsha’s strengths in positive behavioral interventions, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) (specifically Discrete Trial Instruction), assistive technology, and feeding support make her a strong resource for the entire Burke Therapy team..