Judith Taylor Crane earned her BA from Rutgers University, MA from the New York Institute of Technology and has LMHC, CAP, ICADC, CSAT-R and Certified Hypnotist distinctions. In 2003, she created The Refuge-A Healing Place. In 2008, Spirit2Spirit Healing was created offering trauma retreats and a nationally renowned certification training curriculum. Most recently, Taylor Crane has created a luxury treatment center in Ocala, Florida. The Guest House Ocala brings individual treatment to guests in an elegant setting with a cutting edge treatment program that focuses on healing trauma and treating addiction simultaneously.
Robyn Cruze is Eating Recovery Center's National Recovery Advocate. She is a member of the Nationals Speakers Association, a certified life and corporate coach and has published several books, including Making Peace with Your Plate (co-authored with Espra Andrus) and Lovely Dreams. Ms. Cruze writes, speaks and educates on; building a healthy relationship with your body and the food you put in it, parenting and aging within an unrealistic body image culture and co-occurring eating disorder and substance use disorder recovery. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and two daughters.
Melissa Caldwell Engle is the Clinical Director of Healing Springs Ranch, a new residential treatment facility, located in Tioga Texas. She is a licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Registered Art Therapist (ATR). She has over 25 years of experience treating trauma and addictions both in her private practice and in the behavioral health arena. With her experience treating trauma, extensive co-morbidity, and addictions, Mrs. Caldwell Engle was instrumental in developing the integrated addiction model currently used at Healing Springs Ranch that addresses all addictive behaviors including those seen in chemical, process, and mental health symptoms.
Michael Gillette received is BA from Brandeis University and his MA and PhD from Brown University. He has taught philosophy at several colleges and universities, published articles in the field of ethics and received numerous teaching awards. He is president of Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc., a medical ethics consulting business. Gillette also has experience in local government, serving on Lynchburg City Council from 2004 to 2016 and as Lynchburg's mayor from 2012 to 2016.
Lori Jean Glass became the director for Five Sisters Ranch when it opened in August 2011. She was chosen to direct the development of Five Sisters Ranch because of her passion and commitment to highlighting the importance of treating people with relationship challenges. She brings both her personal journey and her years of research into all her presentations. In addition to being the executive director of clinical operations at Five Sisters Ranch, Glass is a trained interventionist, a certified relationship coach, and is the founder of Pivot - A Relational Alignment Group.
Christopher La Tourette La Riche, MD, psychiatrist, addiction psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, is the founding medical director of Lucida Treatment Center, under Elements Behavioral Health as well as an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Florida International University. La Tourette La Riche is double board-certified (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) in adult psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. He is an expert psycho-pharmacologist, award-winning psychotherapist and an international educator on addiction and the neuroscience of trauma and mood disorders. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in Comparative Literature, a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s department of applied linguistics and is a fluent speaker of six languages.
John Lee, an expert in recovery, anger, addiction, emotional intelligence and relationships, has a private practice and continues to travel, teach, consult and speak. His newest book, Breaking the Mother-Son Dynamic: Resetting the Patterns of a Man’s Life and Loves was released in August 2015. Lee’s contributions in the fields of recovery, relationships, men's issues, spirituality, parenting and creativity have put him in the national spotlight for over 25 years. He has been featured on “Oprah,” “20/20,” “The View,” CNN, PBS and NPR. He has been interviewed by dozens of national magazines and radio talk shows.
Pat Love has six books, numerous articles and online training programs to her credit. She is a distinguished professor, licensed marriage and family therapist and former president of the International Association for Marriage and Family Counselors. Her passion is research, clinical practice and training. She is best known for her warmth, humor and commitment to learning.
Jan Marquart is a psychotherapist and author of 23 books. She has been implementing the healing power of writing with clients suffering from trauma, addictions, and everyday struggles for the last three decades. Jan teaches the power of writing for Story Circle Network, an international women's writing circle, and Life Learning Institute, an educational learning institute for those over fifty.
Anthony Mele, a licensed psychologist, brings almost 25 years of clinical expertise and executive leadership on both the provider and payer sides of behavioral healthcare. Dr. Mele was with Catholic Clinical Consultants and United Healthcare before his association with Sovereign that dates back to October 2015. .Mele’s wide range of clinical expertise includes: the assessment and treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders in adolescents and adults, the use of telehealth to manage chronic medical conditions, and the development of non-pharmacologic interventions for individuals with cognitive impairment.
Dr. Nagib is a clinical psychologist specializing in inner healing and treating eating disorders, trauma, addiction, self-injury and mood disorders. For 15 years, she has provided individual, family and group therapy. Today, as a key faculty member of Timberline Knolls Clinical Development Institute (CDI), she travels throughout the country providing clinical training and presentations to professionals. Formerly, Dr. Nagib worked as a counselor with The Meier Clinics, the Northern Illinois University Counseling Center, the Glen Oaks Adolescent Therapeutic School and Oak Forest Psychological Services, all in Illinois. She has been featured in Relevant magazine; the Wall Street Journal; Today’s Christian Woman magazine; FOX News; “Doctor to Doctor” on Trinity Broadcasting Network and more. Dr. Nagib earned her undergraduate degree from Pace University in New York and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College in Illinois, where she also served as an adjunct graduate psychology professor. She held a similar role at Simpson University in California. She also attended two years at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.
Since 2004, Marc Pimsler has worked in a variety of counseling and consulting capacities in and around the metro Atlanta area. Pimsler is the executive clinical director for Safety Net Recovery and is a sought after trainer with ACTS Consulting. He maintains a private practice where he serves individuals and families in need of substance abuse counseling specializing in addressing shame and trauma. Additionally, he serves on the ethics committee for the Georgia Addiction Counselor Association. He is certified as a national addictions counselor, certified clinical supervisor, certified yoga and meditation teacher, and is also a certified practitioner with the Institute for Rapid Resolution Therapy. Pimsler is passionate about recovery, both his own as well as his clients’.
Faye Reimers, PhD
Dr. Reimers is a psychologist and founder of 4-day healing therapy intensives focused on trauma and codependency at Santé Center for Healing. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Texas Women's University. She completed a 3-year elected appointment to APA’s Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES). Dr. Reimers research interests are on social class, race, and gender, with a particular focus on the intersectionality of these variables, with a recent publication in The Counseling Psychologist (2015), "Class at the Intersection of Race and Gender: A 15-year Content Analysis.” Faye lectures at universities and conferences on trauma, codependency and addiction.
Dr. Reimers is a psychologist and founder of 4-day healing therapy intensives focused on trauma and codependency at Santé Center for Healing. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Texas Women's University. She completed a 3-year elected appointment to APA’s Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES). Dr. Reimers research interests are on social class, race, and gender, with a particular focus on the intersectionality of these variables, with a recent publication in The Counseling Psychologist (2015), "Class at the Intersection of Race and Gender: A 15-year Content Analysis.” Faye lectures at universities and conferences on trauma, codependency and addiction.
Dr. Ross is an internationally renowned clinician, researcher, author and lecturer in the field of traumatic stress and trauma related disorders. He is the founder and President of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma. Dr. Ross is also the Executive Medical Consultant of three trauma programs located in Denton, Texas, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Torrance, California. In addition to his treatment programs Dr. Ross has authored over 200 professional papers and 28 books. He is a Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
Louise Stanger, speaker, educator, clinician and interventionist, uses an invitational approach with complicated mental health, substance abuse, chronic pain and process addiction clients. The San Diego Business Journal listed her as one of the “Top 10 Women Who Mean Business” and is considered by Quit Alcohol as one of the top 10 interventionists in the country. She is the recipient of the 2016 Joseph L. Galletta Spirit of Recovery Award. She is the author of “Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal” and “Learn to Thrive: An Intervention Handbook.”
