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Claudia Black, Ph.D.
Renowned Author and Trainer; internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Author of several books including—It Will Never Happen To Me; produced over 20 videos recently releasing “Issues of Recovery” and “What do I say to my kids?”
Allen Berger, Ph.D.
Chief Clinical Officer, Cumberland Heights, Nashville TN
Naelys Diaz., Ph.D.
Arthur Freeman, Ed.D., ABPP
Clinical Psychologist, Ft. Wayne, IN. Author of 62 books including Overcoming Depression
James Garrett, L.C.S.W.-R.
Vice President, Linking Human Systems LLC, Recovery Resource Center, Co-Author, Invitational Intervention
W. Doyle Gentry, Ph.D.
Author, Anger Management for Dummies, Director, Center for Anger-Free Living, Lynchburg, VA
Heather Hayes, M.Ed., LPC
Counselor, Therapist, Interventionist, Private Practice, Atlanta, GA
E. Gail Horton, Ph.D., LCSW
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
Francesca Mc Carter, L.P.N., BRI, A.I.S.
Private Practice, Buckeystown, MD
Randee MCGraw, C.S.A.D.C., C.A.S., C.E.A.P
Administrative Director Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery (IIAR) Peoria, IL
John McIlveen, M.ED., Donald Mullaney, Ph.D., C.A.P
Kenneth Minkoff, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Senior Systems Consultant at ZiaLogic, Albuquerque, N.M. and ZiaPartners in San Rafael,CA
Bob M. Poznanovich
President/CEO, Addiction Intervention Resources, Inc., St. Paul, MN, Co-author, It’s Not Okay to Be a Cannibal
Ed Storti, B.A., Intervention Specialist, CADC
Author, Crisis Intervention: Acting Against Addiction and Heart to Heart: The Honorable Approach to Motivational Intervention. He has choreographed over 3,000 motivational interventions
Joyce Sundin, BRI II, NCACII, CPGC
Private Practice, Seattle WA
Michael Weiner, Ph.D., C.A.P
Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches (BHOPB)
Michael Yapko, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Fallbrook, CA, Internationally recognized for his work in clinical hypnosis, brief psychotherapy, and strategic treatment of depression, Author of 10 books including Patterns of Depression
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