Adam Ciccio

Background

About Adam Ciccio

Adam Ciccio is the owner and current President of Ciccio Counseling Centers, a mid-sized Outpatient Mental Health Counseling Practice and Organization in Massachusetts. of present has six locations with over 25 employees. Ciccio is an American author of several children’s picture books, including: A Thought is Just a Thought, Macie’s Mirror, The Boy in the Orange Cape, A Beary Rainy Day, Maybe I’ll Be, Climb a Giraffe, Goodbye Balloon, and more. Adam Ciccio is the author of the picture book series, Healthy Minds. Healthy Minds picture books focus on mental health concerns in emotional development and social-emotional growth. Adam Ciccio’s 2021 book, The Boy in the Orange Cape, was chosen as a finalist for the Kids’ Book Choice Awards for “Best Character.” Ciccio’s treatment model and specialty focuses on educating children on social/emotional development stages and providing skills of self-awareness, patience, and autonomy, resulting in more resilience, confidence, and improved self esteem in adolescent and early adult ages. Ciccio’s books target children ages 5 years and up and are distributed globally in countries such as Indonesia, Belgium, Turkey, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, The Netherlands, Denmark, United States, and more. Adam Ciccio is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Massachusetts, focused on applying CBT-based therapy for the treatment of anxiety-based disorders, behavioral concerns, mood disorders, & adjustment issues primarily in adolescents and young adults. Ciccio also has a previous history of working in addiction and recovery counseling. He was a Clinical Director of a women’s inpatient resident program at The Dimock Center in Boston, MA and holds a certification as an Interventionist from The Addictions Academy. Ciccio is a part-time graduate professor at Merrimack College and Salem State University, teaching Evaluation & Treatment of Addictions, CBT, and Differential Diagnosis.