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Credentials & Expertise

Credentials & Experience

I bring a unique combination of lived expertise, professional certifications, research contributions, and strategic expertise — all of which inform the concierge recovery support I provide.

Certifications

  • •LADC II Applicant (Practicum in Progress)
  • •Passed LADC Exam
  • •Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC)
  • •Recovery Coach Supervisor Training
  • •270 CEUs – BACE (Behavioral Health Certificate)
  • •BA in Mass Communications – North Carolina Central University

Research & Publications

  • •Co-author, NIH-funded CHORUS pilot study (Published 2023)
  • •Lead Peer Recovery Coach, NIH-funded research at Boston Medical Center
  • •Published in Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
  • •Conference presenter at national recovery conferences

I bring subject matter expertise on major research studies

Professional Experience

  • •10+ years in recovery services leadership
  • •Strategic advisor to multiple recovery organizations
  • •Community engagement and program development
  • •Workforce development and training

Framework Developer

I developed The Insightful Way™, an integrated framework supporting sustainable recovery across individual, family, and organizational contexts. Learn more on the Approach page.

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NIH CHORUS Study Results

95%
Client Satisfaction
48%
Increase in Treatment Engagement

I co-authored this NIH-funded research, demonstrating the effectiveness of peer recovery support

Read the NIH CHORUS study →
"30 years lived experience validated by NIH research."

Lived experience is data, not testimony.

I bring a unique combination of personal recovery work, frontline peer work, research validation, and systems-level consulting expertise. These credentials underpin the non-clinical concierge recovery support services I provide — lived, tested, and proven effective at every level from individual support to organizational infrastructure.

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