Welcoming Our 2025–26 Program Interns
Each year, The Children’s Room welcomes graduate and undergraduate interns who bring their skills, studies, and compassion to our programs. These interns play an essential role in helping us create safe and supportive spaces for children, teens, and families. Their commitment reflects the larger community of support that makes our work possible, showing up with fresh perspectives, lived experiences, and the willingness to learn alongside the families we serve.
This year, we are proud to introduce a new group of Program Interns who will spend the next 10 months supporting both our Center-Based and School & Community-Based Services.
Fia Manzi (Lesley University, Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy) shared:
“I was drawn to TCR because I am a strong believer in peer support, especially when it comes to bereavement. I am most excited about witnessing the beauty of peer support unfold and learning how to companion.”
Grace Wilkinson (Tufts University, Clinical Psychology with minors in Entrepreneurship and Child Studies & Human Development) wrote:
“Working with children has been present throughout most of my life, and interning at TCR allows me to continue this. Having a personal connection to grief as a teenager, I wanted to see how TCR supports kids and teens and to contribute a fun and positive attitude while learning from this community.”
Alix Campbell (Columbia School of Social Work, MSW student with a focus on child welfare and public policy) reflected:
“I was drawn to The Children’s Room by my interest in child development and trauma. I feel very lucky to learn from the knowledgeable TCR staff about how to support children and families in their grief.”
Manu Feliciano (Lesley University, Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapy) shared:
“I decided to intern at TCR as I felt drawn by the quiet wisdom that comes from walking alongside others in their grief. Grief is a universal language and one beyond words. It has shaped me, softened me, and taught me to listen deeply. I come into this space with an open heart ready to deepen my understanding, to co-create in a community rich with courage and compassion, and to honor both the sorrow and the beauty that live side by side. I step into this journey with curiosity, with reverence, and with a willingness to meet even the heaviest moments with creativity and care.”
Chera Garlick (Boston University, dual degree in Social Work and Special Education) said:
“As a dual degree Social Work and Special Education graduate student at Boston University, I am so grateful for the opportunity to be an intern at The Children’s Room this year. The way The Children’s Room incorporates therapeutic expressive arts practices into a peer support group model within the grief and loss space drew me to this internship. I’m looking forward to learning more about how to integrate play into this work with intentionality. I’m excited to contribute to the special community here!”
We’ll be sharing more about our interns throughout the year, but for now, please join us in welcoming this remarkable group of emerging professionals. Their presence reminds us that it takes a community of care across generations and fields of study to ensure that grieving children and teens never have to feel alone.
