Faculty for The Northeast Conference on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders

Patrick DeChello, PhD

Founder of D&S Associates; with over 25 years in training,
consultation and direct care. Author of The Unholy Trinity-
ADHD, ODD and Conduct Disorder and Children and
Adolescents—A Guide to Clinical Diagnosis.

Rokelle Lerner

President, Lerner & Associates, St. Paul, MN; Co-founder,
National Adult Children of Alcoholics (NACOA). Author, The Object of My Affection Is In My Reflection-Coping with Narcissists and Living in the Comfort Zone: The Gift of Boundaries in Relationships.

Alexandra Katehakis,
MA, MFT

Clinical Director of the Center for Healthy Sex in Los Angeles,
CA, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. She is the author of the soon to be released Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot Healthy Sex After Recovery From Sex Addiction.

Dave Pelzer

Author of 7 bestselling inspiring books including A Child
Called It which has been on the New York Times Bestsellers
list for more than 6 years. Recipient of commendations
from 4 U.S. Presidents and awarded 2005 National Jefferson Award for his public service. Host of weekly radio program The Dave Pelzer Show.

Tian Dayton, PhD

Clinical Psychologist, recognized expert in the fields of
Psychodrama and Addiction, author of numerous books including Emotional Sobriety and Trauma and Addiction.

David Smith, MD

Founder, Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinics; Past President, American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM); and Chair, Adolescent Addiction Treatment, Newport Academy

Judy Crane, LMHC

Executive Director/Founder, The Refuge—A Healing Place; Ocala, Florida

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Award-winning television news journalist and host of Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell on HLN. Nationally recognized expert on addiction and recovery and has commented on substance
abuse and addictive behavior for a variety of cable channels,
including CNN, HLN, Court TV, Fox News and MSNBC. Jane rose to cable news prominence in her role as substitute host on HLN’s Nancy Grace. Author of Secrets Can Be Murder and the upcoming iWant.

Cardwell C. Nuckols, PhD

Recognized expert in Behavioral Medicine and Addictions
Treatment, author of Healing an Angry Heart, co-author of 6 titles in Hazelden’s Adolescent Co-Occuring Disorder Series.

Rev. Leo Booth, MTh

Unity minister, lecturer, and trainer on all aspects of spirituality and recovery; author of 10 publications, including
Say Yes to Your Spirit, When God Becomes a Drug, and
Say Yes to Your Sexual Healing; Spiritual Advisor, Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches, and Seaside, Palm Beach.

Robert Ackerman, PhD

Professor of Sociology, Director of the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute at Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Co-founder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics,
Author of 13 books.

Bill O’Hanlon, MS

Author or co-author of 28 books including Pathways to Spirituality, Change 101: A Practical Guide to Creating Change, and Thriving Through Crisis.

Cardwell C. Nuckols, PhD

Co-Founder of The CENTER: Posttraumatic Disorders Program at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington. Author of Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide; Recollections of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Principles and Guidelines, Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: A Workshop Model, and Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy.

David Mee-Lee, MD

Chief Editor of the Revised Second Edition of the ASAM Criteria, ASAM PPC-2R, Senior Fellow for the Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Pat Love, EdD

Family Life Educator, Consultant, Master Trainer for Imago Relationship Therapy. Author, Hot Monogamy, The Truth About Love and How to Improve Any Relationship Without Talking About It.

Seth Kadish, PsyD
Adjunct Professor at the California Graduate Institute and Clinical Director of Milestones Ranch
Malibu.

Rabbi Nahum Simon, PhD
Director of The Techiya Program at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches. Techiya, the Hebrew word for resurrection or rebirth, is symbolic of the addiction recovery process.

Gabrielle Pelicci, PhD
Academic Director, Sober College; faculty in the Personal and Professional Development program at UCLA Extension, adjunct faculty in the Transformative Leadership Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies and instructor for UCLA Health System Ethics Center.

Laurie Ann Levin, PsyD
CEO/Founder, Moonview Sanctuary, Santa Monica, CA; Author of God, the
Universe and Where I Fit In.