AJ Harris is a Senior Care Specialist of Coaching at Brightline. AJ has extensive experience in working with children and adolescents through a variety of care modalities. AJ holds a Masters Degree in Psychology with a Clinical focus on Child and Adolescent Development and Cognition. At Brightline, AJ delivers 1:1 care to children and families while also building programs and content to be utilized by providers and members alike.
Annie Certo is the Sr. Manager of Coaching at Brightline. She holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with an extensive background in community mental health in addition to the Foster Care, Juvenile Justice and School systems.Prior to joining Brightline as a Behavioral Health Coach in June 2021, she worked as a health coach for a medically supervised wellness program where she had the opportunity to coach hundreds of individuals utilizing motivational interviewing and CBT interventions for behavior change around health, wellness, weight loss and chronic disease prevention via individual and live group coaching modalities. She also has clinical training and spent years working in community mental health, the school system (elementary and middle), and as a program supervisor and case manager for foster care youth and youth within the juvenile justice system.
It’s important to keep in mind that parents, with physician support, can beat the summer slump, particularly with planning and resources. Behavioral activation includes scheduling activities that encourage children to reconnect with environmental positive reinforcement and decrease avoidant behaviors and negative emotions.