Jesse Lowe, Social Coach  

Jesse Lowe is a seasoned family counselor and educator with extensive experience in social skills instruction with children from preschool to high school. She holds a Masters Degr ee in Marriage and Family Therapy from Antioch New England  Graduate School and a Bachelors Degree in Human Development and Community Studies from Lesley University. She is a certified Leave No Trace educator through the National Outdoor Leadership School. Jesse is also a member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.  Jesse has facilitated social skills groups with young children, grade school students, and high school students in a variety of roles, including early childhood educator, school adjustment counselor and family outreach therapist. She has worked at a therapeutic day school for children with different diagnoses that impacted their social development. There she collaborated with their teachers, families and outside providers to bring out their optimal social engagement across environments. A mother of two, Jesse has homeschooled her children, participating in local homeschool cooperatives. She enjoys outdoor adventures, gardening, and taking care of her flock of backyard chickens with her family.

N adine Briggs, Director of Simply Social Kids, is an accomplished social educator. Nadine ha s expertise and certifications in bullying and cyberbullying prevention and sibling rela tion ships (Sibshops). She is trained in social thinking methods, uses collaborative problem solving to teach children conflict resolution and has been trained by the Child Anxiety Network at Boston University. She has dual graduate certifications in Coaching Children & Teens and Coaching Children & Teens with ADHD.  She is also managing partner of How to Make and Keep Friends, LLC, a social education and publishing company.   She co-authored How to Make & Keep Friends: Tips for Kids to Overcome 50 Common Social Challenges and How to Make & Keep Friends: Helping Your Child Achieve Social Success,  and I Feel Mad! Tips for Kids on Managing Anger.  She frequently blogs about friendship topics on www.HowToMakeandKeepFriends.com.

Nadine's oldest child has Down syndrome which drives her personal passion for helping kids find true friendships.  She facilitates social skills groups, Sibshops, bullying prevention programs, and and offers specialty clubs that focus on coping with anxiety, mindfulness, self-esteem and self confidence. 

Nadine is a frequent public speaker at parent groups, conferences and educator professional development.