Ted Backes, B.S. B.A.
Director of Cognitive Training & Executive Function Coach/Tutor
“Success is the biggest motivator. It is a process that is learned through consistency, a positive mind set, using the right approach, the ability to deal with setbacks, hard work and a focus on end results.”- Ted Backes
Ted Backes, The Director of Cognitive Training at Frankenberger Associates, has supervised the trainings of hundreds of individuals, using protocols that improve the full range of cognitive skills and abilities. He has worked with individuals from ages 8 to 80 and has created more than a dozen school based programs in well-known places such as The Greenwood School, Winchendon School, Oxford Academy, Cheshire Academy, Wolf School and Thames Academy. He entered the field of applied neuro-science in 2012 based on a life changing and personal experience with brain training and its healing and restorative effects.
Ted has developed unique approaches to training that support motivation, effort and ultimately results, using techniques and strategies that he has devised. In addition, he has developed relationships with top neuroscientists and key innovators in the field of applied neuroscience. He has a deep passion for helping people realize their full potentials and places great value on the personal relationships that he creates with his students and clients through and beyond the training experience. At The Greenwood School, Ted served as both the Director of Cognitive Training and the Director of Admissions. During this time, he created a partnership with the Carroll School that brought Targeted Cognitive Intervention, a cutting edge program where students strengthen and improve the brain networks that support reading, to Greenwood.
He also has close ties with San Francisco based Stronger Brains, another ground breaking company that offers a cognitive training platform that supports basic brain health, cognitive skills and emotional regulation in school age students. At Frankenberger Associates, he is honored to be the first to offer a clinical model of Stronger Brains to individuals and small groups of clients. Ted’s greatest joy is being part of the growth and confidence that his clients achieve. Success is the biggest motivator. It is a process that is learned through consistency, a positive mindset, using the right approach, the ability to deal with setbacks, hard work and a focus on end results.
Ted is a graduate of Choate School and the Boston University School of Management. Prior to his work in the field of education, he spent more than 25 years in business management and consulting, using information to drive performance and results. Beyond Frankenberger Associates, Ted has a great love of the outdoors. He is an avid cyclist, hiker, fisherman, boater and gardener. He is a voracious reader with a keen interest in the cognitive and social emotional health of children, adolescents and adults. He lives and works in Branford, CT. along with his wife, Caryl Frankenberger, a well-known educational diagnostician, and his dog Macy, a 12lb. Jackapoo. They have two sons, Ben, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in addiction and Cam, the CEO of Stronger Brains, a technology company that provides cognitive assessment and remediation supporting brain health in school age children.
Ted’s Services: Brain Training | Tailored Tutoring & Executive Function Coaching
Read what our clients have to say about working with Ted
“Ted has an inspirational way of working with students. He effortlessly exudes positivity while setting the stage for an expectation of work ethic. As a result, his students gain invaluable self-confidence while putting forth maximum effort. The results are evident both objectively and subjectively. There are very few educators as solid as Ted Backes.”
“Embarking on my CogMed journey with Ted was one of the best decisions of my life. Ted was with me every step of the way and always provided me with encouragement and support. Ted would take the time to talk about strategies, including breathing techniques so I could reach my maximum potential. He was always genuine and continuously went the extra step to make sure I maintained a positive mindset. I noticed definite results, not only on the CogMed program, but in my daily activities. I started this journey at the same time that I began studying for the Bar Exam. I realized I was memorizing dense material a lot faster; my thoughts were organized and I had more confidence in myself. Family and friends even noticed a difference in my word retrieval and my ability to explain complex material. Ted taught me techniques to improve my cognitive functions, but he also taught me the power of the mind and the ability to reach one’s maximum potential. I will forever be grateful for all the time, encouragement and techniques that Ted provided me with. ”
“My son had a wonderful experience with Frankenberger Associates. The work with Ted was life changing. Not only did he experience improvement around ADD symptoms, the process seemed to make him more relaxed about other areas of his life as well. I saw a kind of personal growth spurt in the 6 months following the work. I was most impressed by the way Ted stuck with the process and my son through thick and thin. It really made a difference in the outcome. Ted is a talented teacher and counselor.”
“I have spent the last few months working with Ted and doing cognitive training to improve and strengthen my brain. I have had a lot of concussions and tried lots of different things to help improve my mental capacity and get rid of the brain fog that was daily. Nothing has helped to the level that Ted and the cognitive training has. After only a few months of training, my memory, spatial awareness, focus, and overall mental well-being has increased almost to the point where I was before my concussions. I can’t thank Ted enough for all the help and support that he showed through the training and I am truly blessed to have been recommended to him.”
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