Our Interns
Vicki Bange, MSW Intern
Intern
"Vicki is a second‑year Master of Social Work student at Binghamton University with a deep commitment to helping individuals build resilience, clarity, and confidence during life’s most challenging transitions. She brings a unique blend of clinical training, international coaching experience, and more than two decades of leadership in the healthcare and insurance industries.
Vicki’s clinical experience includes supporting college students at Binghamton University as they navigate the complexities of emerging adulthood. Through case management and counseling, she helped students strengthen emotional regulation, develop practical coping skills, and build a foundation for long‑term well‑being.
As a certified life coach, Vicki has spent the past three years working with clients worldwide. Her coaching style emphasizes self‑awareness, goal‑setting, recognizing limiting beliefs, and sustainable personal growth, empowering individuals to move forward with purpose and confidence.
Before transitioning into social work, Vicki spent more than twenty years in analytical and management roles within healthcare and insurance organizations. This background gives her a strong understanding of organizational systems, access barriers, and the real‑world challenges clients often face when seeking support.
Vicki’s practice is grounded in a strength‑based, trauma‑informed philosophy. She believes in a strong mind-body connection and views mental health as part of the whole person. She believes that resilience is a skill that can be learned and strengthened, and that every person brings something valuable and unique to the world. She incorporates mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to help clients stay present, process emotions effectively, and make thoughtful, values‑aligned decisions."
Vicki currently accepts clients on a sliding scale. Payment is due at the time of service.
Please note: Please contact us to confirm Vicki’s exact availability.
For more information or to set up an appointment, contact Vicki using the links below.
Email: information@cfcsny.com
Phone: 607-381-0365
Chantel McCarthy, MSW Intern
Intern
Chantel is a second-year MSW intern attending Binghamton University. With a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Chantel has a deep love for helping people. During her undergrad, she spent eight weeks shadowing an LMSW in an inpatient rehab unit for people struggling with Substance Use Disorders and was then hired on the unit as a Chemical Dependency Aide. During her first-year MSW internship, she worked at Owego Apalachin Middle School as a mental health intern. Throughout the year, she led lunch-bunch groups focused on social skills and friendship-building and met with students individually to support them academically and socially. Chantel is looking forward to building strong therapeutic relationships with her future clients at CFCS. She plans to take a strength-based approach in which clients of all ages and backgrounds drive their own lives.
Chantel currently accepts clients on a sliding scale. Payment is due at the time of service.
Please note: Please contact us to confirm Chantel’s exact availability.
For more information or to set up an appointment, contact Chantel using the links below.
Email: information@cfcsny.com
Phone: 607-381-0365
Cassondra Blewett, MSW Intern
Intern
Cassondra is a second-year MSW intern attending Binghamton University. Before starting BU’s program, she earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology from SUNY Oneonta. During her first year in BU’s MSW program, she interned at Harpursville Central School District, where she worked district-wide. Cassondra had a small caseload that included both 1:1 sessions and group sessions, helping with social and emotional needs. In her undergraduate education, she interned at Friends of Recovery – Delaware and Otsego (FOR-DO). During her time there, she assisted the recovery community and provided resources, as well as helping plan and run group sessions. Cassondra brings creativity to her sessions and enjoys an interactive, activity-based approach. She wants to meet her client where they are by helping them navigate life’s challenging moments and encouraging their own personal growth.
Cassondra currently accepts clients on a sliding scale. Payment is due at the time of service.
Please note: Please contact us to confirm Cassondra’s exact availability.
For more information or to set up an appointment, contact Cassondra using the links below.
Email: information@cfcsny.com
Phone: 607-381-0365
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