About The Recovery Village Contributors
As a leader in the behavioral health field, The Recovery Village hosts and supports a variety of continuing education events, online resources and other community outreach efforts. Along with an editorial team, our contributors offer comprehensive information in a range of mediums for medical professionals and patients alike.
This work expands beyond TheRecoveryVillage.com with in-person demonstrations and events presented by our parent company, Advanced Recovery Systems, LLC. With a network of medical specialists, speakers and experts on addiction and mental health, The Recovery Village provides valuable resources to local and national healthcare communities.
Learn more about individual contributors and their work below.
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Community Education Speaker
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Mr. Castro holds a CACIII, and is currently working on his Ph.D. in Depth Psychology. Mr. Castro is the Clinical Director and President of Life Recovery Center in Northglenn and Denver, Colorado. Mr. Castro has over 10 years of combined experience as a Drug Court Probation Officer, EMDR, DUI...
Community Education Speaker
Athena Phillips is the owner of Integrative Trauma Treatment Center in Portland, OR. Athena continues to practice out of her Portland location and provides professional training’s on the subjects of Trauma and Dissociation Disorders locally and nationally.
Community Education Speaker
Dr. Christopher Cortman has been a licensed psychologist in Florida for 30 years (he was eight at the time). He has facilitated over 70,000 hours of psychotherapy. He is the co-author of Your Mind: An Owner's Manual for a Better Life and Take Control of Your Anxiety. He has another book coming...
LPCMA
Greg Crosby has served the Marylhurst community since 1980 and is a sought after trainer in community mental health and managed care organizations, residential treatment, drug and alcohol prisons and within continuing education. When not teaching, Greg maintains a private practice in therapy...
MALMHCCAP
Jill Haire is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, she empowers clients by teaching skills and practicing with them in order to allow freedom of personal choice. As a Certified Addictions Professional, Jill provides psychotherapy that adds dimension to 12-Step recovery. As a former hospice...
PHD
Dr. Joann Hendelman is the Clinical Director of The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. She is also Clinical Director of The Alliance Psychological Services which provides therapy for those who are uninsured or underinsured, those who historically have not had access to care. The program is...
Community Education Speaker
LPC
Jeff is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and holds certifications of Certified Addiction Counselor III, Certified ARISE Interventionist, and Certified Intervention Professional. The focus of his private practice is trauma, addiction, and families. He has created an online family recovery...
Community Education Speaker
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Kevin Kraska, BFA, MSW, LISW-S has created and/or facilitated mindfulness-based seminars and retreats in the Central Ohio area since 2010, including:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
The Art & Practice of Letting Go: a day of mindfulness
A Light on the Path: mindfulness for...
Professional Education Speaker
LACLPCMA
Lori Johnson is a Licensed Addiction and Professional Counselor with a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health from The University of Colorado. Lori’s practice, In Focus Counseling LLC, is a group practice located in Lakewood, CO and the team specializes in working with individual teens,...
Community Education Speaker
LPCMA
Lindsey Chadwick, MA, LPC, has worked for the Betty Ford Center Children's Program in Aurora, Colorado since 2008. She began working at the Betty Ford Center after completing her undergraduate degree in Sociology at Colorado State University. She completed her master's degree in Couple and Family...
Community Education Speaker
As the Lead Trainer for The Institute for LGBTQ Health Equity, Ramona collaborates on creating The Institute’s training programs and leads the delivery of training to internal and external audiences. As Trans Health Navigator, Ramona is a resource and an advocate for trans and gender...
Community Education Speaker
LMHCMSCCTP
Dorinda Burnham is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in private practice at Changing Perspectives Counseling Group for individual, couples, and group therapy. Dorinda is an IATP Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Specialist in Critical Incident Stress Management and Incident Debriefing....
Professional Education Speaker
LMHCNCCCLC
Dwight guides people in rewriting their story through the power of personal change as a Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach and Communicator. He has over 58,000 hours of clinical experience. Bain is Nationally Certified by NBCC, licensed by the state of Florida as a Mental Health...
Community Education Speaker
PHDMPH
Dr. Tralonda Triplett is the Co-Owner and Director of Operations for the Institute for Successful Leadership (ISL). She leads ISL’s drive to foster comprehensive wellness - not just the absence of disease - in diverse populations around the globe. Over the years, Dr. Triplett has provided...
Community Education Speaker
LCSWMSWBCBA
Erin received her undergraduate degree from the College of New Rochelle and her MSW at Fordham University. She has been licensed as a social worker to practice in New York and Massachusetts and is currently actively licensed in Florida. Through the Florida Institute of Technology, Erin completed...
Community Education Speaker
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Sandee Nebel is a licensed mental health counselor, practicing in central Florida and Tampa-Clearwater. She is a specialist in the treatment of adult populations with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and relationship issues. Along with her work with individual clients, she...
Professional Education Speaker
LISW-S
Corrie van Amerongen is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervisory designation in the state of Ohio. She completed her Master's in Social Work at the Ohio State University and has worked in healthcare for the past seven years in Columbus, Ohio. She is currently a social worker in the...
Professional Education Speaker
LPC
Yshai Boussi is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experience and licensed through the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists. He graduated with a Master's degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Bastyr University in Seattle in 2003, with a focus in...
Community Education Speaker
BSCLCCRC
Amanda Marino is a certified Recovery and Life Coach, certified Interventionist who holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine. She works extensively with individuals, who are hurting from low self-esteem, addiction, and mental and emotional barriers.
In the past, she has dealt with her...
Community Education Speaker
LMFTMA
Kevin Petersen, MA, LMFT, is a dedicated, caring, and understanding professional who works with families in crisis. Kevin was born and raised in Palo Alto, CA and earned a bachelors from USC in 1994, and enjoyed a prosperous career in Sales and Marketing before he decided to return to school in...
Professional Education Speaker
MALPCC
I have spent the last decade training and educating in a variety of settings on a broad range of topics. I got my start as a primary trainer for various technical positions as a Signals Analyst working with the NSA. That is where I realized I enjoy giving people the skills and knowledge they need...
Community Education Speaker
Johanna Leal has 20 years of experience designing and implementing innovative programs for criminal justice and human services agencies, courts, schools and non-profit organizations. Some of these programs include reentry programs in prisons, parole and jails, justice reinvestment programs in the...
Community Education Speaker
Camille Schrier, grew up In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, before moving to Virginia to pursue her undergraduate degrees. In 2018, Camille graduated with honors from Virginia Tech with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Biochemistry and Systems Biology, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of...
Community Education Speaker
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Jasmyne Kettwick, MAMFT, LMFT, RPT, CSST, the Executive Director of Relate Family Therapy and Counseling in Centennial, CO specializes in helping children, adults, and families heal from current and past trauma. Prior to Relate, she was a Program Coordinator in a Dual Diagnosis Residential...
Community Education Speaker
LCSWMSWCAC II
Paulina Siegel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC II), and master-level trained mindfulness practitioner. Paulina began her clinical career working with teens and Millennials struggling with mental health and or addiction and had the privilege of...
Community Education Speaker
Laura Beth "LB" Burkhalter, Director of Community Engagement at Jade Recovery, Certified Naloxone Administration Trainer, Recovery Coach and Co-Chair of TPAS Colorado (Treatment Professionals in Alumni Services). LB is passionate about creating recovery community and connection through music and...
Community Education Speaker
LMFTMA
Minh's background is in community mental health, where he has served individuals of the LGBT community, HIV-positive persons, the monolingual Vietnamese population at Special Service for Groups in Los Angeles County and Mental Health Association in Orange County, California. Even prior to...
Community Education Speaker
MS
Melissa Wright, MS has a master's degree in linguistics. As a linguist, she has worked as a content analyst, writing coach, conversation analyst, communication consultant, and authorship attribution analyst. She has a certificate in Applied Mythology and writes about using metaphors, mythology,...
Community Education Speaker
LPC
Neil Wright, LPC has a master's in Clinical Psychology and has worked for over 10 years with individuals of all ages, professions, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds in rural, suburban, and urban areas. He has provided individual, couples, and family counseling, as well as developed tailored...
Community Education Speaker
LMHCNCCCCTP
Natasha D'Arcangelo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). She works with children, adolescents and adults in private practice in Orlando, FL. She has presented on the topic of mental health,...
Community Education Speaker
Nicole Dupre is the Founder and Creative Director of Opera Del Sol, a innovative and immersive performing arts association with the vision of creating curated experiences that will cater to the imagination of a multigenerational and multiethnic audience as magical as Orlando itself.
In addition...
Community Education Speaker
LMHC
Genesis Games is a Gottman Trained Couples Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor who enjoys helping college students and young adults adjust to life transitions, navigate the dating world, manage relationship issues, set boundaries with family, and develop adult friendships. She is...
Community Education Speaker
Lauren brings first-hand experience as a former educator to her work serving clients in a wide range of educational matters with a focus on special education law. She works at Albeit Weiker, LLP and servs as a Guardian Ad Litem, representing children’s best interests in challenging court...
Community Education Speaker
MD
A native of Colorado, Dr. Robert Ochsner completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder and graduated Magna Cum Laude in erythropoietin (EPO) biology with a minor in biochemistry.
Dr. Ochsner received a Health Professions Scholarship through the United States Air...
