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111 Speen Street, Suite 200
Framingham, MA 01701
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111 Speen Street, Suite 200
Framingham, MA 01701
CMG Associates is a comprehensive employee assistance program that has been a full-service EAP provider for more than thirty years. The company originated from the merger of Stony Brook EAP and Crisis Management Group, Inc., a few years after its founding.
CMG Associates offers support to hundreds of thousands of client company employees and their immediate family members with 24/7 live answer counseling support, assessment, case management, and access to longer-term treatment. Additional services include crisis support, management consultation, and access to work-life services such as legal, financial, and referrals to resources to help resolve other employee personal matters such as elder care, dependent care, daily living, etc.
Clients include public and private organizations, for-profit and not-for-profit companies, in sizes ranging from 100 to 250,000 employees. They represent every sector of the economy, including local firms, nationally dispersed companies, and global industries in manufacturing, finance, high tech, government, academia, retail, and medical and social services. We serve both non-union and unionized workplaces. We proudly note that many of the CMG Associates’ company clients have continually used our services throughout our entire history. We believe that this loyalty derives from diligent attention to our mission in delivering successful interventions for employees and consistent, knowledgeable support of managers, HR, and employees.
As your EAP provider and partner in the Psychology of Business, we cultivate unique relationships with employees at all organizational levels so that they can create and maintain a healthy and productive workplace.
PEOPLE are at the core of what we do. We put each person’s interests, preferences, goals, and outcomes at the center of our work.
RESPONSIVENESS is a cornerstone of our business. Providers are available around the clock to provide immediate emotional support, and we work to ensure that our response time to all matters matches the urgency of each situation.
We strive towards EQUITABLE and fair treatment of all clients and believe in equal access to quality care.
We RESPECT the dignity and worth of each person and treat them as experts in their own lives, capable of addressing their own needs.
We believe everyone needs SUPPORT sometimes. We conscientiously listen, objectively assess information, and empathically respond for the well-being, health, and safety of our clients.
We conduct ourselves with INTEGRITY in each interaction, modeling trustworthiness, courtesy, and professionalism in everything that we do.
We hold ourselves accountable to providing the highest QUALITY services. We are committed to applying gold-standard expertise and resources to the individual and collective needs of your workforce.
Tom Bourdon, Ed.D
Executive Coach
Kevin Brimhall, MBA, CBC
Executive Coach
Ricardo Campbell
IT Manager
Alison Freedman, MBA
Senior Training Consultant
Bette Hoffman, M.S., CPCC
Senior Training and Leadership Coach
Karen Liberatore
Communications Manager
Madjeen Lorthe, M. Ed, ACC
Leadership Coach
Ethel Magidson, D.Ps
Senior Clinical Consultant
Suzanne Qualia, PCC, MBA
Executive Coach
Christine Sooklal
Website Manager
Nikki Murphy is the CEO and Owner of CMG Associates, where she leads the company’s strategic direction and ensures high-quality EAP, consulting, and leadership services for organizations worldwide. With more than 25 years of clinical and organizational experience, she previously served as CMG’s Chief Clinical Officer and has an extensive background as a psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Executive
Coach, and corporate trainer. Nikki holds master’s degrees from NYU and Gordon College, is CEAP-certified, and is a DOT-SAP.
Prior to beginning EAP work in 2018, Robyn Carter was the executive director of Room to Grow in Boston. She has dedicated her career to providing leadership and service in Greater Boston human service organizations committed to building upon the strengths of individuals, children, and families. Robyn has served as vice president of programs
and services at United South End Settlements and as network director for early childhood and prevention programs at the Home for Little Wanderers. Robyn has been on the board of the Ashland Education Foundation, the grants committee of the Metrowest Health Foundation, served as a leadership mentor through the Institute for Nonprofit Practice/Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, and is on the board of United South End Settlements. Robyn holds a B.A. in Psychology from Williams College and an MSW from Boston University.
Dr. Bruce Cedar is one of the founders of CMG Associates and served as its owner and president for 23 years. He stepped back to part-time as of the beginning of 2026.
Bruce received a B.A. from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and an M.Ed.and Ed.D in Counseling Psychology from Boston University. He is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been active in the field of Employee Assistance for more than 40 years.
In addition to his EAP work, he is also an experienced corporate trainer who has been involved in developing policy and training on issues including workforce transition, family violence, sexual harassment, and threats of violence at the workplace.
