10/2019 – Present —Mindful Recovery
Therapist working in direct contact with patients who are currently following a suboxone regimen. Patients are under a medical contract with the treatment facility and are monitored closely to ensure that they are meeting all requirements of their contract with their qualified doctor and getting medications only from a single pharmacy.
05/2012 – Present — Behavior Focused
Private Practice working with individuals, groups, and families. Helping them identify issues related to substance abuse and dependence and to recognize patterns of relapse; educating individuals and families on the signs and symptoms of addiction and improving environmental support systems; corresponding with legal and employment persons to ensure optimal success in their recovery.
06/2017 – Present — Prime for Life
Prime for Life Instructor, where I work mainly with adults, is an evidence-based program helping people who have in the recent past made high-risk alcohol and or drug choices and accept the need for change in their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing and cognitive behavioral methods are woven into the program.
01/2007– May 2012 — Bradford Health Services, Knoxville, TN
Adult and adolescent therapist. Conducted individual and group therapy with both adult and adolescent patients. Patients were referred due to issues related to substance abuse and dependency. Assessed patients from the intake process to assure they were assigned the appropriate level of care. Administered bio-psychological assessments, and determined if patients were substance abusers or dependent. After determination of the level of care that was most appropriate, would then monitor their progress through those channels. This would often be in-patient treatment, IOP or intensive outpatient treatment and lastly after care treatment. Patients sometimes be asked to transfer to a half-way house as their home environments were too often a toxic environment and not appropriate to promote long term recovery.