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Christine Gonzalez, PhD, LP, LSSP
Amy Hodges, B.A.
Sandy Ledbetter
Fred Lines, M.S.
Michelle Billings Kinder, M.Ed, LPC
Maria Raney
Earl P. Thompson, Jr., MSW, Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Trainer
Jennifer Wilbanks, B.S.

Christine Gonzalez, PhD, LP, LSSP
Program Director
cgonzalez@salesmanshipclub.org

Christine is a licensed psychologist and a licensed specialist in school psychology. She completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of North Texas in 2003. Prior to joining the Salesmanship Club Family Works Center in 2006, she provided psychological services to area school districts for over five years. Professionally, Christine enjoys collaborating with parents to find solutions to family challenges. She also enjoys working with children of all ages.

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Amy Hodges, B. A.
Group Leader
ahodges@salesmanshipclub.org

Amy previously worked as a group counselor at the Salesmanship Club Youth Camp, a residential wilderness camp for teens with emotional and behavioral difficulties. She has also worked with adolescents a number of different settings ranging from drug and alcohol intervention to behavioral and emotional treatment settings. She enjoys using solution focused therapy as well as experiential therapy to help adolescents and their families discover new ways of communicating and solving problems.

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Sandy Ledbetter
Program Assistant
sledbetter@salesmanshipclub.org

Sandy is proud to be apart of the Therapeutic After School Program, working with children and their families. Sandy worked for Southwest Airlines for 25 years before retiring in 2005. She came out of retirement because Salesmanship Club’s work to make a transforming difference in the lives of children and families sparked her interest. Sandy enjoys traveling and has life-time travel benefits with SWA.

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Fred Lines, M.S.
Director, Therapeutic After School Program
flines@salesmanshipclub.org

A clinical member of the outpatient family therapy staff, Fred works with clients bringing both curiosity and a warm sense of humor to all of his sessions. Fred previously worked as a therapeutic counselor and senior counselor for Salesmanship Club Youth Camp for over 13 years before joining the family therapy team at SCYFC. Fred received a masters in counseling from Texas A&M Commerce. He worked with Terrell Independent School District providing individual and family counseling for two years, and worked as a child abuse investigator for TDHRS for three years. Fred’s particular interests are in working with blended families, marriages, terminal illness and emotionally challenged adolescents and teens. In addition to his work with clients, Fred participates in training and supervision of new therapists, conducts parenting education using the Love and Logic curriculum and is certified to teach Savannah Family Institute's "Parenting with Love and Limits."

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Maria Raney
Administrative Assistant
mraney@salesmanshipclub.org

Maria has facilated program operations as administrative support staff for the past 8 years. In the Therapeutic After School Program, she serves as a point of first contact for families interested in the program. Maria speaks both Spanish and English.

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Earl P. Thompson, Jr., MSW, Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Trainer
Group Leader
ethompson@salesmanshipclub.org

Earl has worked with adolescents for 12 years in a number of different areas ranging from drug and alcohol, mental health, and behavioral and emotional issues. He previously was employed in the New Orleans Public Schools as a social worker, but in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Earl relocated to Dallas and joined the Salesmanship Club Therapeutic After School Program team. He enjoys using a variety of interventions to help adolescents and their families.

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Jennifer Wilbanks, B.S.
Group Leader
jwilbanks@salesmanshipclub.org

Jennifer was a group counselor at the Salesmanship Club Youth Camp for almost 3 years. At the Youth Camp, she worked with teenage girls who had significant emotional or behavioral problems. She then worked as a clinical houseparent at a residential treatment center for 1.5 years before rejoining Salesmanship Club in the Therapeutic After School Program. Jennifer enjoys working with troubled teens, helping them to recognize their potential and learn new things about the world around them.

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