Senior Fellows
These professionals play a key role in shaping our treatment approach.
Industry-Leading Guidance
Our Senior Fellows are some of the nation’s top addiction and recovery experts. Their expertise helps shape our programs, combining innovation with proven methods in behavioral health care. The result is a well-rounded approach that supports long-term recovery for our patients.
Pia Mellody
A pioneer in the field of recovery, her theories on the effects of childhood trauma have become the foundation for all Meadows programs and a major reason for their success.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Development Trauma, Codependency
Claudia Black
PHD, MSW
Clinical Architect for the Claudia Black Young Adult Center; Addiction and Trauma Program Specialist at The Meadows
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Family Systems, Addiction, Trauma, Young Adults
Bruce D. Perry
MD, PhD
The principal of the Neurosequential Network and founder of The Child Trauma Academy, his work on the effects of abuse, neglect, and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs, and policy around the world.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Neurodevelopment, Childhood Trauma
Patrick Carnes
PhD, CAS
The leading voice in the field of sex addiction and the primary architect of our Gentle Path treatment program for men, Carnes has been in high demand as a speaker, presenter, and interview subject for more than three decades.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Sex Addiction
Bessel van der Kolk
MD
One of the world’s foremost authorities on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other related disorders, van der Kolk is also the author of New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps the Score.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Peter Levine
PhD
The developer of Somatic Experiencing® (SE), he is also an accomplished author, penning Healing Trauma, Sexual Healing, and the bestseller, Waking the Tiger.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Somatic Experiencing®
Tian Dayton
PhD, TEP
As the director of The New York Psychodrama Training Institute, Dayton runs training groups in psychodrama, sociometry, and experiential group therapy.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Psychodrama
Resmaa Menakem
MSW, LICSW, SEP
A therapist, trauma specialist, New York Times bestselling author, and founder of Justice Leadership Solutions, Menakem dedicates his expertise to coaching leaders through civil unrest, organizational change, and community building.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Racialized Trauma
Kevin McCauley
MD
His former role as a naval flight surgeon allowed McCauley to observe the US Navy’s policy of treating addiction as a safety (not a moral) issue and returning treated pilots to flight status under careful monitoring.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Substance Use Disorders
Laurence Heller
PhD
Probably best known as the founder of the NeuroAffective Relational Model©, Heller details this specialized psychobiological approach to working with developmental trauma in his bestselling book Healing Developmental Trauma.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
NeuroAffective Relational Model
Stefanie Carnes
PhD
The president of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals, Carnes is also the clinical architect for our Willow House program, working with sexually addicted clients and their families.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Women’s Intimacy Issues
Kristin Kirkpatrick
MS, RDN
The former lead dietitian and manager of Wellness Nutrition Services at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, she’s also a bestselling author, experienced presenter, and sought-after national speaker.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Wellness and Nutrition
Richard Schwartz
PhD
Discovering that family therapy alone did not achieve full symptom relief, he began asking patients why, and learned that they were plagued by what they called “parts,” which formed networks of inner relationship that resembled the families he had been working with.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Internal Family Systems
Jenni Schaefer
A popular speaker and the author of Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too, Schaefer knows firsthand the devastating consequences of an eating disorder.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Eating Disorder Advocate
In Memorium: John Bradshaw
MA
A world-renowned educator, counselor, motivational speaker, and author, Bradshaw was one of the leading figures in the fields of addiction, recovery, and family systems before he passed in 2016. In recognition of his many contributions to the fields of addiction and recovery, an on-campus lecture hall is named in his honor.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Addiction, Internal Family Systems
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