Ramon Palacios

About Ramon Palacios

You don’t know what you don’t know…this can make it incredibly hard to find a way forward or even hope to believe there is another destination ahead worth trying for… Growing up with parents of Native American and European descent, I have experienced a great deal of diversity and change. Addiction and substance abuse have been in my family for many years. I am now a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and have worked with people struggling with addictions for 25 years. I myself have made many choices which turned out to be short-sighted missteps, but can now share my story…I have a wife, kids and grandkids who I am humbled to say love me and on more days than not, like me. Long ago I invited people into my life, took their wisdom and chose to keep putting one foot in front of the other. I know long stories can accommodate most of life’s unfortunate seasons. My experience has been within the judicial system/Board of Pardons and Paroles, psychiatric hospitals, wilderness treatment programs, therapeutic boarding schools, treatment facilities and private practice. With all that said, there is always a heart cry from the person using and their family for help and for things to be different. There is always hope. There is always a way forward. My goal is to help adults of all ages, adolescents, and families struggling with these losses to gain tools for a life of recovery and stability; to create accountability and support; to help restore relationships; to give hope and encouragement. Specialties: Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor - CADC I Certified Experiential Specialist Certified Associate Trauma Resolution Therapy Counselor Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Presenter at IECA Conferences, the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, Naropa University/Wilderness Therapy Symposium, StugglingTeens Northwest Get-Together, and Spectrum.

Experience

1. Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor

   Heartcry Recovery, Llc

   May 2018 — Present · Marietta, GA

   Individual or Family Substance Abuse CounselingProcess Addictions: Gambling, Sex, Pornography, Gaming, etc.Family Education - Roles, Responsibilities, CommunicationChemical Dependency EducationExperiential LearningMentoringTwelve Step Model & Other ModalitiesTrauma Resolution TherapyRelapse Education and PreventionNative American Ceremonies

Skills

• Therapists
• Adolescents
• Working with Adolescents
• Treatment
• Behavioral Health
• Interventions
• Family Therapy
• Mental Health
• Program Management
• Psychology
• Cpr Certified
• Group Therapy
• Counseling Psychology
• Program Development
• Crisis Intervention
• Training
• Chemical Dependency