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Left to Right: Melissa Valentine, Secretary; Eileen Niland, Director; Megan Andrews, Social Worker; Charita Price, Counselor; Michael Cammarata, Assistant Dircector

About Us...

Eileen Niland, MS, LMHC, NCC
Director and Counselor nilande@canisius.edu

Professional Credentials:
  • M.S. in Counselor Education (Canisius College)
  • M.S. in Student Personnel Administration (Buffalo State College)
  • B.S. in Psychology (SUNY Fredonia)
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor
  • Nationally Certified Counselor
Experience:
  • Student Affairs professional since 1985 (Buffalo State College, New York
  • University and Canisius College)
  • Professional background in residence life and college counseling
  • Director of Canisius College Counseling Center since 1996
Interests:
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, specifically Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
  • College Student Development
  • Adult Children of Alcoholic Issues
  • Stress Management; Self Esteem Issues

Michael S. Cammarata, MS, LMHC, NCC
Assistant Director and Counselor cammaram@canisius.edu

Professional Credentials:
  • M.S. in Counselor Education (Canisius College)
  • B.A. in English (The College of Wooster)
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor
  • Nationally Certified Counselor
Experience:
  • Assistant Director of Canisius College Counseling Center, Fall 2003 to
    present
  • Director of Counseling Services, Medaille College, Buffalo, NY, 1999-2003
  • Community Residence Specialist, People, Inc., Buffalo, NY, 1993-1999
Interests:
  • Relaxation and stress reduction
  • Treating and managing depression and anxiety
  • Mental health issues for males
  • Cognitive and behavioral therapies
  • Existential and Personal Construct theories

Megan L. Andrews, MSW, LCSW-R
Counselor andrews1@canisius.edu

Professional Credentials:
  • MSW - Master of Social Work (State University of New York at Buffalo)
  • B.A. in Psychology (State University of New York College at Buffalo)
  • Licensed Social Worker in NYS
Experience:
  • Individual, Family and Couples Therapist Catholic Charities of WNY
  • Part-time Clinical Asst. Professor SUNY at Buffalo School of Social Work
  • Individual, Family and Couples Therapist Private Practice
Interests:
  • Narrative Therapies
  • Solution Focused Therapies
  • Differentiation of Self
  • Relationships, Families

  1. Charita Price, MS
    Counselor price1@canisius.edu

Professional Credentials:

  • M.S., Counselor Education, concentration: Mental Health Counseling (Canisius College)
  • B.A., Business Management (D'Youville College)

Experience:

  • Counselor, Canisius College Counseling Center
  • Career Counselor, University at Buffalo Career Center
  • Career Counselor Intern, Canisius College Career Center
  • Adolescent Addictions Counselor Intern, ADDS Stepping Stones

Interests:

  • Issues and concerns of students of color
  • Adjustment to college
  • Career and life transitions
  • Family and relationship issues
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Solution Focused Therapy

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Melissa Valentine
Secretary valenti4@canisius.edu

Educational Background

  • Associates degree in Office Management (Erie County Community College)
Experience
  • Receptionist, Garden Gate HCF, 2003-2006
  • Tutor, Erie County Community College, 2004-2006
Interests
  • Shopping