Kim Kern, LMSW, ACSW, CAADC, CCS-M: Site Supervisor: Kim has extensive experience treating a variety of mental health and substance abuse issues including mood disorders, co-dependency and co-occurring disorders. She uses cognitive behavioral strategies with an emphasis on wellness and lifestyle balancing. She enjoys working with people of all ages to identify and resolve barriers in their life and develop the skills necessary to meet their full potential.

 

Ricardo Bowden, MA, CPC: Ricardo specializes in providing guidance and coaching for individuals actively seeking recovery from substance abuse. He has delivered relapse prevention programming professionally for 11 years. As a recovering person himself, he is insightful about the many roadblocks and challenges that may stand in the way of being successful, and helps clients find their own solutions to overcome those hurdles. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous says "no matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience benefits others". The spirit of that recovery promise motivates Ricardo to be of service to others and pass on to others what has been graciously passed on to him.

Meet Our
Caro Substance Abuse Staff
467 North State Street
Caro, MI 48723

Cathy Belich, LMSW, CAADC: Cathy has experience working with men and women of different ages. She has experience with mental health and substance abuse disorders as well as co-occurring disorders in both the individual and group setting.

 

Trevor Grice, Ph.D, LP: Trevor is skilled in using cognitive/behavioral and acceptance/commitment therapy techniques to assist clients in addressing a various array of presenting issues, including depression, anxiety, adjustment issues just to name a few. He is also trained in conducting a variety of assessments to help diagnosis personality issues, learning disorders, ADHD, conducting surgical clearance evaluations (i.e. bariatric surgery, spinal cord stimulators) and guardianship/competency assessments for courts.

Jimmy Jones, CADC-M: Jimmy has extensive experience working with persons who have substance abuse, anger, legal and cognitive and behavioral problems. He utilizes motivational interviewing and the cognitive behavior method.

Amy Morford, LMSW: Amy has experience in the treatment of mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders in individual and group setting. She has worked extensively with children and families as well as specific women's issues, including post-partum depression and domestic violence.

Kenneth Patriquin, MS, LPC, CCSOTS, CAADC: Kenneth has experience using cognitive behavior/reality based treatment and group processing methods to treat the variety of issues that affect families, teens, children, abuse victims and abusers. He is passionate about helping those caught in the abuse or addictive patterns to get freedom and healing. Kenneth has experience in treating both mental health and substance abuse issues. He works well with adults, children and families. Kenneth is also credentialed and certified to work with those actively involved in the criminal justice system including those offenders returning to the community from jail or prison. He has had many years of experience working with teens. Kenneth is very interested in developing a more comprehensive program of dealing with those trapped in sexually addictive/abusive patterns.

Deborah Brady, LMSW, CAADC: Deborah has vast experience in treating those with serious emotional, mental and substance abuse problems in inpatient and outpatient settings. Her preferred methods of treatment are cognitive behavioral therapy and the emotional freedom technique. Deborah is very interest in helping others overcome the challenges and trauma in their lives utilizing group and/or individual treatment modalities.

Eddie Jones, LLMSW, CAADC: Eddie has experience with cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, in the treatment of substance abuse disorders and various mood disorders. He has experience working with families, couples and adolescents. He is interested in taking on more co-occurring disorders was well.