Meet Our Team
CLINICAL DIRECTOR - BOSTON & LYNN LOCATIONS
Melanie Fried, LICSW
Melanie Fried is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working in the field of Behavioral Health and 15 years of management in a variety of behavioral health settings with a variety of populations. Melanie’s area of expertise is Substance Use Disorders, Co-occurring Disorders and Medication for Opiate Use Disorder (MOUD) formerly called Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
Deborah Pierro Amoroso, LICSW
Deborah Pierro Amoroso provides individual and group supervision to unlicensed clinicians and students from various colleges and universities. For over 30 years Deborah has worked in a variety of settings providing mental health services, including DCF, schools, outpatient clinics, and private practice.
THERAPIST
Elsy Estella Quintero
Elsy Estella Quintero is a Spanish/English speaking Clinician with a master’s degree in Counseling and Psychological Services. She assists individuals and families in exploring their strengths, adapting abilities, and sources of motivation in the process of understanding how to manage life beyond- trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and substance abuse.
MINDFULNESS & YOGA PRACTIONER
Miss Marien L. Ayala García
Miss Marien L. Ayala García is a Puerto Rican mental health advocate and mindfulness practitioner with an M.S in Psychology and an M.S. in Healthcare Management. Miss Marien has, over the years, dedicated herself to the betterment of people’s mental and physical health, both young and old, and has received numerous certificates, including a certificate in Mental Health Target Case Management (AHCA) and a certificate in Child Abuse Support and Prevention. She’s currently a therapist working for Ferreras Counseling & Wellness Center, where she attends people of all ages and backgrounds.
THERAPIST
Isabel Rosario
Isabel Roasrio’s passion is bringing healing to people who have been through difficult trauma and stressful experiences. These are people who continue to struggle in their life. She likes to educate and help her clients through severe life stressors, which can include education, trauma, and grief.
THERAPIST
Carmen Fortuna
Carmen Fortuna offers bilingual psychotherapy (English and Spanish) for adults and couples. She graduated from Cambridge College in 2013, but has been in this field since 2011 as an intern and since 2013 as a clinician. She is currently working at Ferreras Counseling and Wellness Center offering her services as an individual and marriage therapist.
THERAPIST
Felix E. Serrano
Felix E. Serrano is a Lawrence-born Afro-Dominican mental health counselor with an M. Ed in Counseling and Mental Health Services and a Bachelor’s in psychology from Cambridge College. He approaches therapy within the belief that people are intrinsically worthy and deserve a safe space to process; move closer to themselves and autonomy in accompaniment. He has experience working with diverse youth (ages 6-17) and adults (ages 18+) and offers bilingual therapy in both English and Spanish.
LMHC INTERN
Eric Brown,
LMHC Intern
Eric Brown believes in the strength and effectiveness in which therapy offers people. Currently, he is working on achieving his Master’s in Mental Health Counseling and is interning at Ferreras through Cambridge College. At Ferreras Counseling Wellness Center he is guided under well-experienced and knowledgeable supervision while he progresses in my career to become an LMHC.