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Meet Our Clinical Review Team

Clearfork Academy’s clinical review team helps ensure our educational content is accurate, compassionate, and useful for families seeking guidance around teen mental health, behavioral health, substance use, and treatment options.

Our Review Team

Mike Carter, LCDC

Mike Carter, LCDC

Alumni Program Lead

Mike Carter is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor who supports Clearfork Academy’s alumni and family programming. He helps maintain recovery connections through alumni outreach, discharge support, and ongoing meetings designed to encourage long-term healing and community support.

Aquilla Kennedy

Aquilla Kennedy

Therapist, Clearfork Girls Campus

Aquilla supports adolescents navigating substance use, mental health challenges, accountability, and personal growth.

Aquilla Kennedy

Therapist, Clearfork Girls Campus

Aquilla Kennedy serves as a therapist at Clearfork Academy’s Girls Campus. She supports adolescents navigating substance use, mental health challenges, accountability, and personal growth, bringing experience in addiction services, behavioral health support, and youth-focused care.

Michelle Tengowski

Michelle Tengowski

Director of Operations, Cleburne Campus

Michelle supports campus operations, team coordination, and adolescent care at Clearfork Academy’s Cleburne Campus.

Michelle Tengowski

Director of Operations, Cleburne Campus

Michelle Tengowski serves as Director of Operations at Clearfork Academy’s Cleburne Campus. She helps support daily campus operations, staff coordination, and adolescent care, with experience in recovery support, youth treatment environments, and chemical dependency services.

Shelby Hartman, LMSW

Shelby Hartman, LMSW

EMDR-Trained Therapist

Shelby provides therapeutic support for adolescents facing mental health and substance use challenges.

Shelby Hartman, LMSW

EMDR-Trained Therapist

Shelby Hartman is a Licensed Master Social Worker and EMDR-trained therapist at Clearfork Academy. She provides therapeutic support for adolescents facing mental health and substance use challenges, with experience in crisis care, inpatient treatment, and trauma-informed support.

Danielle Dani Tucker, LMSW

Danielle (Dani) Tucker, LMSW

Executive Director, Girls Campus

Dani oversees clinical programming, operations, compliance, nursing services, and team development at Clearfork Academy’s Girls Campus.

Danielle “Dani” Tucker, LMSW

Executive Director, Girls Campus

Dani Tucker leads Clearfork Academy’s Girls Campus with experience in adolescent treatment operations, clinical programming, compliance, and team development. She helps build structured, safe, and clinically sound environments for young women in care.

Jaci Mitchell, LMSW

Jaci Mitchell, LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker

Jaci supports clients through a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic approach focused on connection, reflection, and personal growth.

Jaci Mitchell, LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker

Jaci Mitchell brings a background in psychology, research, and clinical social work. Her therapeutic approach focuses on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can better understand their story, strengths, and path forward.

Jacob Worthy, LMSW

Jacob Worthy, LMSW

Clinical Director, Residential Boys Campus

Jacob oversees clinical operations at Clearfork Academy’s Residential Boys Campus in Fort Worth.

Jacob Worthy, LMSW

Clinical Director, Residential Boys Campus

Jacob Worthy serves as Clinical Director of Clearfork Academy’s Residential Boys Campus. He oversees clinical operations and works to help each client feel seen, heard, and challenged toward growth through accountability and compassionate care.

Tonya Martin, BSN, RN

Tonya Martin, BSN, RN

Executive Director, Fort Worth Campus

Tonya leads Clearfork Academy’s Fort Worth campus with more than 20 years of healthcare experience and a commitment to compassionate, clinically responsible care for adolescents and their families.

Tonya Martin, BSN, RN

Executive Director, Fort Worth Campus

Tonya Martin serves as Executive Director of Clearfork Academy’s Fort Worth campus. With more than 20 years of healthcare experience, she began her career as a firefighter and paramedic before transitioning into nursing. She later spent more than a decade as an Emergency Department Director, leading multidisciplinary teams in high-pressure medical settings. Tonya is a Registered Nurse and Licensed Paramedic who is passionate about helping adolescents and families navigate mental health and substance use challenges with dignity, compassion, and clinical excellence.

Our Content Promise

When you see “Medically Reviewed by Clearfork Academy Team,” it means the article has been reviewed with accuracy, clarity, compassion, and responsible treatment education in mind.

Accuracy Content is reviewed for clinical correctness and responsible language.
Clarity Medical and mental health terms are explained in simple, family-friendly language.
Compassion Articles are written with care for parents, teens, and families seeking help.
Responsibility Content avoids misleading claims, guarantees, or one-size-fits-all treatment advice.

Medical Disclaimer: The information on this website is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you or someone you love is experiencing a mental health crisis, medical emergency, or immediate safety concern, contact emergency services or a qualified healthcare professional right away.