Presentations

Practical learning

For more than four decades, I have worked at the intersection of behavioral health, families, recovery, ethics, and community systems. My presentations combine clinical depth, real-world perspective, and practical tools participants can use after the session ends.

Programs can be adapted for conferences, continuing education, staff development, coalitions, boards, leadership teams, and community audiences. Formats may include keynotes, interactive workshops, case-based learning, panels, and virtual sessions.

Popular presentation topics

Supporting Families Affected by Gambling Use Disorder: A family-centered approach to impact, trust, financial harm, communication, boundaries, and recovery for affected others.

Ethical Decision-Making in Behavioral Health and Gambling Treatment: Moving beyond rule memorization to examine values, boundaries, confidentiality, competence, self-awareness, and difficult decisions in practice.

Financial Stabilization as Part of Recovery: Practical ways to recognize financial harm, reduce immediate chaos, support realistic planning, and integrate money conversations into recovery work.

Addiction, Family Systems, and Affected Others: Understanding how illness and recovery move through relationships – and how families can be supported without being blamed or overlooked.

Grief, Trauma, and Resilience: A compassionate, practical exploration of loss, change, meaning, and the conditions that help people regain steadiness.

Leadership and Ethical Practice in Human Services: Tools for thoughtful leadership, professional boundaries, workforce well-being, accountability, and values-based decisions.

Downloadable links of the above presentations coming soon…

What guides my work

  1. People are more than a diagnosis, crisis, debt, loss, or difficult season.
  2. Emotional health, relationships, recovery, and financial well-being influence one another.
  3. Good care combines compassion with practical tools and clear choices.
  4. Families and affected others deserve support in their own right.
  5. Professional expertise carries an obligation to remain thoughtful, ethical, and teachable.

Let's talk about what comes next

Whether you’re looking for personal support, professional guidance, or a thoughtful partner for your organisation, I’d welcome a conversation.

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