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Libby Timmons, M.Ed., LISAC, CEAP, SAP
Libby Timmons, M.Ed., LISAC, CEAP, SAP
Recovery Ways
Libby Timmons, M.Ed., LISAC, CEAP, SAP, is known for her lively interactive presentations. Skills to Develop a Trauma Timeline using Psychodrama is a presentation that combines a traditional therapeutic tool of psychodrama with an action method that is often used in working with clients in a variety of treatment settings. Libby has taught these skills to clinicians during workshops and psychodrama residential trainings.
Most recently, she leads therapist trainings through her former business and was awarded NASW and NBCC credits for presenting these skills.
Libby is Past-President of the International Employee Assistance Professionals Association. She is the past president of the Southern Arizona Employee Assistance Association, and past chair of the Employee Assistance Certification Commission. She has extensive training in psychodrama, addictions, and experiential therapy with a nationally recognized trainer. She has experience in corporate training and understanding the needs of employees in the workplace.
Libby is a nationally sought-after presenter on Attachment, Trauma, Addictions, Codependency, Ethics, and Therapeutic Alliance. She has presented at national conferences for EAPA, C4, LAP, US Journal, Lifestyles, Podcasts, and various CE events and EAPA Chapter meetings. Libby is in private practice in Tucson, AZ. She specializes in EAP, Addictions, Trauma, Psychodrama and First Responders.

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Beck Gee Cohen MA CADC-II
Beck Gee Cohen MA CADC-II
Director of LGBTQ+ Programming Vision Teens
Beck is a master’s level clinician with an undergraduate degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Gender & Sexuality and a master’s degree in Addiction Counseling. Beck has worked in the mental health and substance use field for over 10 years in various capacities. The main focus of his work has been invested in the LGBTQI+ community, adolescents, and families. Over this decade, Beck has trained numerous facilities on LGBTQI+ best practices, has been a keynote and presenter at many conferences and has facilitated workshops about LGBTQI+, trauma, adolescents, gender and sexuality.

Beck grew up outside of Los Angeles and has lived in many states across the U.S. He got sober July 11, 2005, and believes recovery is the foundation of his success and gave him the ability to live authentically. Beck’s superpower is using his platform to speak out about issues of social justice. He loves musicals and Madonna. By day, you can find him hanging out with the Visions team creating some awesome new programming; by night, you can find him hanging out with his wife (Shana) and two dogs (Tootsie and Scout), and making his way through all the restaurants around the Los Angeles area, or maybe at a spin or yoga class.

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David Fawcett, PhD
David Fawcett, PhD
VP for Clinical Programming at Seeking Integrity
David Fawcett PhD, LCSW is VP for Clinical Programming at Seeking Integrity which develops and operates treatment programs for sex, porn and chemsex addiction. He specializes in stimulant use disorder and sexual behavior and is the author of the award-winning book “Lust, Men, and Meth: A Gay Man’s Guide to Sex and Recovery.” He is also the host of a weekly webinar called “Addiction Q&A” and a podcast series called “Sex, Love and Addiction: Healing Conversations for Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Men” at www.sexandrelationshiphealing.com. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2018 NALGAP President’s Award. Most recently he co-produced Crystal City, a 90-minute documentary that follows the struggles and successes of eight gay men in recovery from crystal meth in New York.

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Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW
Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW
Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW is Chief Clinical Officer of Seeking Integrity an online and a residential intimacy disorders program treating men with sex and porn addictions as well as men with co-occurring drug and sex problems. Dr. Weiss is an author, international educator and clinical expert in the treatment of adult intimacy disorders and related addictions. A clinical sexologist and licensed psychotherapist for over 25-years, he has created clinical multiple treatment programs for prominent mental health institutions both in the US and abroad. Dr. Weiss is an adjunct professor at UCLA and a consultant and educator to the US Military. He often serves as a subject matter expert for CNN, NPR, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Dr. Weiss is the author of 10 books, including Prodependence: The End of Codependency, Sex Addiction 101, and Out of the Doghouse. On social media, Dr. Rob’s Psychology Today blog, Love and Sex in the Digital Age, has over 18 million readers to date, while his podcast, Sex, Love, & Addiction has garnered nearly 750 thousand downloads to date.

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Melissa McCracken CADC-II, CSAT-C, RAE
Melissa McCracken CADC-II, CSAT-C, RAE
Chemsex Program Manager Breathe Life Healing Center,
Mellissa is a trauma informed counselor working in an acute treatment setting. She is
responsible for management of a treatment track specific to the needs of those in the
LGBTQIA+ community. Mellissa utilizes an experiential based, sex positive, gay
affirmative approach to recovery from addiction. Mellissa strives to bring experience,
expertise, compassion, and clarity to the counseling process in order to maximize
outcomes and provide genuine healing and wholeness to the individuals she counsels.

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Terry Gatewood LCSW CSAT SEP
Terry Gatewood LCSW CSAT SEP
Founder & CEO · Blue Tiger Recovery, Inc.
Terry L. Gatewood, Founder & CEO of Blue Tiger Recovery, has emerged as a highly respected leader in the field of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Sexual Offending Behaviors Treatment. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in recovery, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Blue Tiger is also a CA Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) Certified Treatment Program.

Throughout Terry’s professional experiences in clinical addiction treatment counseling he identified the dramatic effect unresolved trauma can have on Clients’ ability to self-regulate their affect leading to addiction and compulsive behaviors. In turn this dysregulation negatively impacts the lives of individuals and ultimately their loved ones. This professional realization and Terry’s own personal recovery work lead him to seek certification as a Somatic Experiencing™ practitioner in 2013, completing the three year training in 2016.

Blue Tiger Recovery founded in 2013 is Joint Commission accredited in the treatment of Mental Health and Behavioral Health specializing in meth/sex fusion in the LGBTQ Community, compulsive sexual behavior disorder and sexual offending behavior treatment.

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TJ Woodward
TJ Woodward
Founder and CEO, Conscious Recovery
TJ Woodward is a revolutionary recovery expert, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and addiction treatment specialist who has helped countless people through his simple, yet powerful teachings. He is the creator of The Conscious Recovery Method, which is a groundbreaking and effective approach to viewing and treating addiction.

TJ is also a featured thought-leader on wholehearted.org along with Brene Brown, Dr. Gabor Matte, and Mark Lundholm. He was given the honor of being ordained as an Agape minister by Dr. Michael Beckwith, and is also the founding minister of Agape Bay Area in Oakland, which was the first satellite community of The Agape International Spiritual Center in LA.

TJ is the author of the bestselling books, Conscious Being: Awakening to your True Nature, and Conscious Recovery: A Fresh Perspective on Addiction. His third book, Conscious Creation: 5 Steps to Embracing the Life of Your Dreams, will be released in December of this year.

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