For sometime I have envisioned a podcast platform where guests are interviewed 'au naturale' in the great public outdoors by myself. In other words, anything but canned. Podcasts, at least for me are generally far too predictable and fall flat due to lack of background activity and 'real life' movement. Rather, I'm attracted to live [...]
Listen to my interview of Peter Ter Horst, the Amsterdam interventionist on Podbean! He makes sense, and I'm proud to have him on my roster. [podbean type=multi playlist="http%3A%2F%2Fplaylist.podbean.com%2F707504%2Fplaylist_multi.xml" skin=0 auto=0 height=315 ]
Often the question is raised, "Where do you send someone with a profile of addiction and...." with key terms added that make you think of a place, or a staff member. This type of question cannot be answered by someone who hasn't 'been there' and 'experienced' the place and the staff. Arno Mak and Danielle [...]
I served as clinical advisor for a series The Extractors on cable network Arts & Entertainment (A&E). My role was to advise production of treatment options in light of client needs. Similar programs such as Intervention have had a long run given the public outcry to a health & safety risks of addiction. The importance of the work done by this team cannot [...]
Red Mountain Sedona encourages youth to transition into young adults in an active, mindful, and intentional way. I have watched this program grow from a small group of four individuals to 21 at present census. I find the program to still remain intimate and sophisticated in the staff's ability to work with varying types of [...]
Thanks Jared for the book! The last two days I've spent meeting with private schools in the area, and collaborating to assist their students and families. Thank you to the International School of Amsterdam for allowing me to provide support to multinational families in need of resources. Today, is a SKYPE multinational day [...]
This coming week is the unveiling of the American Psychologist website in the US. Nearly 400 professionals from therapeutic programs and schools will be attending the NATSAP (national Association of therapeutic schools and programs ) conference in La Jolla. Partners from all over the United States flock to Torrey Pines next to the famous golf resort [...]