• Describe how changing family structures are affecting client outcomes.
• Explain how meaningful connections with a patient's natural support in the community reinforce the goals of a recovery-oriented system of care.
• Identify techniques for engaging families in the addiction treatment process. 

Stephanie Taylor, MS
Addictions Therapist, Premier Addiction Treatment Centers
 
With over 20 years of experience in the behavioral health field, Stephanie has developed into a dynamic clinician.  Her career began in the treatment of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder, turning her career focus to the importance of family involvement in treatment and recovery.  As an Addictions Therapist, she has specialized in the treatment of women with trauma and has taken risks in addressing family dynamics within this population.  She is currently a Primary Addictions Therapist at Retreat at Lancaster County, specializing in an individualized track for women with substance abuse issues and a history of trauma.  Stephanie also serves Retreat in the role of Family Program Facilitator, where she has been instrumental in developing curriculum and programming for this vital component of Addictions treatment.  Stephanie has presented trainings focusing on topics regarding the role of families in addictions treatment and the impact their interaction with the patient may have on recovery.

Cara Tripodi
Executive Director. S.T.A.R. 

 

Ms. Tripodi has dedicated over 16 years in Behavior Healthcare to the treatment of Problematic Sexual Behavior. Earning a Master’s degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1996, Cara first embarked in Social Work; advocating for patients and their families at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She began working in the addictions field 4 years later. In 2001, she purchased S.T.A.R. Sexual Trauma and Recovery Inc. from the founding physician; Dr. Martha Turner M.D. Since that time, S.T.A.R. has evolved into the region’s most established and dedicated outpatient practice focused entirely on battling sex addiction and its effect on the family. She manages a clinical team of 7 Masters and Doctoral level clinicians who treat over 130 people a week at their offices in Wynnewood PA. Personally, Cara loves being a mother of a 5 year old daughter and traveling with her family.

Counselor, Ashley Addiction Treatment

 

James M. Ryan is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor and the Young Adult Extended Care Counselor at Ashley Addiction Treatment. He joined the team as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern and has served as a Weekend and Evening Counselor, as well as a Relapse Prevention Counselor and Young Adult Counselor prior to taking his current position. He is dedicated to the holistic health of every individual. His theoretical orientation is rooted in spiritual and existential traditions with particular emphasis on the inherent human need for meaning and purpose in life. He believes that connection with self, others, and a HP are the keys to recovery.