Janet Wilson is without a doubt the best advocate for children and adults who need assistance within the educational system. She has worked beautifully with my son helping him where the systems have failed. Janet know all the connections, how to deal appropriately with people and she gets the job done. I have also experienced her imagery work that she does with children and I know she has a wonderful success rate. I'd recommend her in a heartbeat for all of this.
Janet has been amazing with advocating for my daughter. The Special Ed/IEP's can be a difficult road to navigate through. She helped my daughter who will graduate in 2018 get approved for a program after graduation that the town said she wouldn't qualify for. Her understanding of learning has been a life saver. She figured out that my daughter was misdiagnosed which helped tremendously for her and her teachers on what she would need to learn in the classroom. Along the way, we decided to try art therapy as well. My daughter had done traditional therapy/counseling over the years but was never able to connect with her therapist. This all changed when she started working with Janet. The past few years with her have shown us that her work isn't just work, she has a genuine love for the people she helps.
This has been an incredible place for my son and our family. Janet has helped us understand and create a healthier way to manage very difficult behaviors and helped him to better self manage in school and at home. Janet has used all kinds of techniques each very thoughtful and applicable to my son's situation, Effective techniques to draw the best out of our son and us as we deal with each challenge. Very insightful and worth the time, energy, and effort!
"Janet is a good communicator, a tireless worker, and committed to the education of our youth. If the character aspects of Janet were not enough, she also knows the rules and regulations backwards and forwards."
Janet, assisted me greatly in navigating the policies, administration and educational needs that my attendance at a four year college required. She was able to give voice to my ADA rights, 504 provisions and educational plan that was not being honored otherwise. In conclusion, I got a full refund for two courses as well as a more immediate response from the college entry level coordinator with student services up to the Dean of Students of Academic Affairs.
"My first impression of Janet was of an educator with rich experience. Rarely have I met someone so accomplished in her field and able to speak articulately about a myriad of educational issues. With Janet’s background, I was assured of a skilled professional who could handle any situation that might arise. Janet is a delightful, positive, and engaging person, both with adults and students. In the short time that she worked at Harold Martin School, she made solid relationships with all, especially certain students who needed her attention the most. I believe Janet has the propensity and intuitiveness to find the reluctant learner and engage them in the arts to draw out their personality and creativity."
"Janet Wilson is a consummate professional. Janet reported to me as the Curriculum Consultant to Sales at Glynlyon, Inc. Janet interfaced with our corporate sales representatives, curriculum and product development team and with customers. She also excelled in our extensive sales training process. These are several reasons Janet was successful with Glynlyon: Knowledge of the field of education, including online learning, common core standards and trends in education. Excellent communicator, personable and professional. She learns from direction and coaching. Has made the transition from the education field to the corporate environment. I recommend Janet to any firm considering her for a position. She is capable, bright, energetic and shows the drive and motivation to be successful."
"I have had the pleasure of working with Janet Curcio Wilson for four years. In that time she and I have worked together to write a number of different arts education related grants. We both serve as Design Team members on the New Hampshire Integrated Learning Project (ILP), now called SAIL, a statewide collaborative effort to support arts integration and research on the effects of the arts on learning. I have had the pleasure of conducting a comprehensive evaluation of Janet’s arts integration model, with SERESC at the Epping Middle School and The Brentwood School in Merrimack, NH. In each of these different roles, I have gotten to know Janet increasingly well as a colleague, a visionary educator, and an educational leader. I must say that I am impressed with Janet’s energy, her creativity, and her dedication to serving the creative and academic needs of students. Janet is currently working at Plymouth State University where she used her talents as a curriculum development and professional development specialist. She is also the developer of the Inspired Learning Through the Arts Professional Development Model. At PSU she organized and instructed summer education institutes, conferences, courses, and workshops for teachers across the state, and supervised graduate student teachers helping them to align state standards and learning styles of students to current arts in education best practice."
"Janet has a solid work ethic that is demonstrated in all aspects of her responsibilities. She is willing to devote her time and leadership not only for her department but the school and district. During her first year here, Janet became the chair of the district professional development committee, at a time when our district was separating from Sunapee. She devoted her personal and professional skills time and time again."
Dear Janet: "We have been very blessed to have you as Sam's Advocate. You are a gifted teacher! The true testimony is how much he enjoys being there working and learning with you. He comes home so excited about what he has accomplished each day, and I can see his confidence and self esteem rebuilding. I am very grateful for all you have done for Sam. You are that special teacher who has come into his life at just the right time and made a real and I believe lasting impression. Knowing that you've impacted a child's life in a meaningful way is the greatest reward."
"My daughter was having a tough time managing her emotions in her kindergarten class. Janet helped teach her how to recognize her feelings and calm her brain using puppets, art, visualization, and breathing techniques that were fun and easy for a 5 year old to employ.
“My 11 year old son has been able to learn many different techniques working with Janet "the art lady" that he is able to apply at home and at school. Bedtime has dramatically changed in that he is able to settle himself and be ready to sleep by using the self-meditation and self-regulation tools she has taught him. At home, interacting with his siblings, he uses the techniques (sometimes with reminders, but these are getting fewer!) to manage his own behavior. As a family we have learned to implement the reminders and work together to help him to manage his choices. The biggest changes have occurred with him learning to recognize when he needs to implement his new techniques. He is slowly gaining confidence and will use the various techniques before a crisis state occurs. He has even been able to come off almost all of his medications for ADHD and still be able to apply successfully all he has learned. It's not perfect (yet!) but the strides this summer alone have been amazing! I'm excited to see the application in school!”
This has been an incredible place for my son and our family. Janet has helped us understand and create a healthier way to manage very difficult behaviors and helped him to better self manage in school and at home. Janet has used all kinds of techniques each very thoughtful and applicable to my son's situation, Effective techniques to draw the best out of our son and us as we deal with each challenge. Very insightful and worth the time, energy, and effort!
“By nature I am a traditional type of person, therefore over the years I have looked at traditional methods to find solutions for my “problems”. One of those “problems” was allowing my past to affect my present and therefore my future. I couldn’t seem to erase the old tapes that continually played in my head and affected how I felt about myself. Enter Janet Wilson, Art Therapist extraordinaire! From the first minute Janet and I met I felt an immediate connection. During our first session she managed to put me on the right path to self-acceptance, a path which I hadn’t been able to find even after hundreds of hours with traditional therapists. Thanks to her untraditional methods of using art, meditation, guided imagery and the many hours of homework she gave me, I am finally on the right path to self-fulfillment and self-acceptance. Janet has a way of seeing into your very soul and very gently showing you the way. I don’t know what I would do without Janet in my life.”
This lady knows her stuff. As a fellow hypnosis practitioner, I can honestly say that Janet is one of the most knowledgeable and effective practitioners I've met! She has helped me get out of my own way on a few occasions. I can't recommend her strongly enough!
“Gifted, intuitive and experienced is how I describe Janet. She helps guide her clients through hypnosis and art therapy to discover their purpose. This is really helpful when clients are stuck. I had a client who initially came to me for assistance with her job search. I began to wonder if she needed additional help beyond job search to work on her self-esteem. She was just stuck and a bit lost in her direction. I referred her to Janet who used her Life Coaching Through Art to work with my client. Janet used her skills to dig below the surface and get her to a place of clarity and focus in her direction. This resulted in her unblocking her innate talents and she landed a job that has brought her satisfaction!”
"Janet is a focused, caring, and inspiring advocate and [Art] therapist. Having retained her services many times over the course of a year, I can say that she invests true heart into ensuring that her clients are able to grow, improve and enhance their current situations and lives, and realize so much of their potential. Her kindness and enthusiasm are rare in my experience, and I would recommend any of her services."
