Kenneth W. Harrington was born and raised primarily in South Eastern Virginia.  He earned honorary achievements for his efforts in both his Associates and later his Bachelors of Science Degree in Psychology.  During this same period of time he also worked within the Virginia Peninsula Domestic Violence/Shelter systems, as well as assisted in several psychological research projects.  Upon graduating in 1995 with his Bachelors of Science Degree in Psychology from Old Dominion University, he later moved to Connecticut where he completed his Masters of Arts Degree in Psychological Counseling via the University of Connecticut.

Since earning his Masters of Arts Degree in Psychological Counseling in 1997, Kenneth Harrington has participated in a large variety of mental health outreach treatment roles and delivery of psychological services.  These roles have included, but were not limited to providing direct clinical care to clients as a Primary Psychological Therapist within Intensive Hospital and Partial Hospital Programs, as well as operating as a Psychological Private Practitioner (since 2014).  Kenneth Harrington has also participated as an Emergency Psychiatric Crisis Clinician for over 18 years, attaining the role of Director of Emergency Psychiatric Services in one of the lead hospitals in Connecticut. Over the past 27 years, Kenneth Harrington has also worked as a Mental Health Specialist for at least three internationally prominent managed care and disability (short and long-term disability assessments) based insurance companies, assisting in evaluations of a wide array of psychological clients.  Beyond this experience, Kenneth Harrington has also participated within the role as a “Consultant” to a law group/agency in 2015-2016, to help clarify the psychological needs and presentation of their client.  In addition, since 2015 Kenneth Harrington has also been recognized as the founder and current president of his currently thriving mental health private practice and consulting firm (KW Harrington Counseling and Consulting, LLC), located in the Northeastern portion of Connecticut, i.e. offering mental health treatment and consulting services to individuals, schools, families, groups and businesses/employers.

Hello, I’m Kenneth Harrington.

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR VOCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL BACKGROUND

  • Psychological Private Practice Therapist: serving the needs of psychological clients: 2014-present

  • Psychiatric Emergency Crisis Evaluator: working consistently within numerous hospital emergency rooms in Connecticut: 1997-2016

  • Psychiatric Clinical Disability Review Specialist: reviewing/adjudicating both short & long term private employer disability insurance claims, from all portions of the United States: 2004-2017

  • ​Expert Psychiatric Witness/Advisor: providing and assisting in psychiatric input to the court system in a wrongful death related case: 2015-2016​

  • Psychiatric Triage Insurance Company Care Manager: reviewing psychiatric emergency room crisis evaluations with clinicians throughout the United States, working in the past for both Cigna Behavioral and Anthem Behavioral Health insurance carriers, i.e. with a base of operations located in Connecticut: 2002-2005

  • Primary Individual, Group and Family Psychiatric Therapist: working within both the Intensive Outpatient & Partial Hospital Program settings, i.e. with a base of operations located in Connecticut: 2001-2002

  • Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services: working within a leading general hospital in Connecticut: 1997-2001

  • Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Mental Health Specialist: i.e. with a base of operations in Connecticut: 1997

  • Domestic Violence Hotline & Shelter specialist, i.e. with a base of operations in Virginia: 1994-1995

LICENSURE, EDUCATION, and PREVIOUS HONORS

  • Licensed Professional Counselor/LPC in the State of Connecticut, since October of 2001: Connecticut Licensure #001203

  • Master’s in Counseling Psychology via the Department of Education, earned from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, CT: 1997 Graduate

  • Bachelors of Science in Psychology, earned from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA: 1995 Graduate

  • Excellence Award from the Old Dominion University, College of Sciences: 1995

  • Member of the American Psychological Society/Student Affiliate: 1995

  • Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society: 1994

  • Member of the National Honor Society in Psychology/Psi Chi: 1992