About Dr. Busto

Teresa Busto, Psy.D., is a certified school psychologist who has worked in the Farmingdale School District since 1997. In addition to her school-based responsibilities, she has trained master’s- and doctoral-level students as part of their internship experiences.

Dr. Busto earned a B.A. in Psychology and a Psy.D. in School/Community Psychology from Hofstra University and an M.S. in School Psychology from St. John’s University.

Drawing upon her education and schoolbased experience, Dr. Busto developed a child-friendly educational program focused on thought awareness, emotional understanding, and more helpful ways of thinking. Given the complexity of the task, Dr. Busto has collaborated with Paula Busto. Paula Busto earned a M.S. in education and also completed formal study in school counseling at C.W. Post College.

With Paula Busto’s 22 years of publicschool teaching experience at the elementary and secondary levels, together they developed On Second Thought: From Iffy to Witty Thoughts as an educational program for children.