Adam Sud is a behavioral wellness & nutrition expert, international speaker, and the founder and CEO of Plant Based for Positive Change, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing research and understanding of how nutrition impacts mental health and addiction. He has studied the use of nutrition in disease reversal under the mentorships of leading plant-based physicians and has worked in mental and behavioral health treatment centers using plant-based nutrition as a tool for strengthening recovery and relapse prevention.

In 2012 Sud was personally struggling with multiple addictions, chronic diseases, and mental health disorders. His life nearly came to an end when he attempted suicide by drug overdose. With the help of treatment and a plant-based diet, he began a journey that led to the reversal of his chronic disease conditions, the cancellation of all medications, and the lowering of his weight from Class III Obesity levels. He is currently 10 years sober.

Dr. Amy Hoyt is certified in Traumatic Stress Studies by the Trauma Research Foundation. She is trained in neurofeedback, somatic practices and addiction and recovery. Dr. Hoyt has been working in the field of trauma for ten years, as a researcher of mass trauma (genocide and apartheid) and individual trauma.  She is an author, podcaster and speaker and is passionate about helping others learn to break free from the chains of past trauma using research and science. 

Anne Moss Rogers is a mental health speaker, suicide prevention speaker, mental health education expert, trainer, and consultant. After her 20-year-old son, Charles died by suicide in 2015, AnneMoss wrote her award-winning memoir, Diary of a Broken Mind and the best seller, Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with co-writer Dr. Kimberly O’Brien.

She has been a TEDz Speaker, was featured in the New York Times, Variety Magazine, and was the first non-clinician invited to speak on youth suicide at the National Institute of Mental Health. A UNC-Chapel Hill alumna, Anne Moss currently lives in Richmond, VA. Her surviving son is a filmmaker in LA.

Dr. Carrie Wilkens is a psychologist with over 25 years of experience in the practice and dissemination of evidence-based treatments for substance use and Post-Traumatic Stress. She is the Co-President and CEO of the CMC: Foundation for Change, a not-for-profit with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use. 

She is co-author of the award-winning book Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change, a practical guide for families dealing with addiction and substance problems in a loved one based on principles of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), and co-author of The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved-One Make Positive Change.

Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is a psychologist with over 25 years of experience in the practice and dissemination of evidence-based treatments for substance use and Post-Traumatic Stress. Dr. Wilkens is the Co-President and CEO of the CMC:Foundation for Change, a not-for-profit with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use. The CMC:FFC team’s Invitation to Change approach is an accessible set of understandings and practices that empower families to remain engaged and be effective in helping their struggling loved one make positive changes.

She is co-author of the award-winning book Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change, a practical guide for families dealing with addiction and substance problems in a loved one based on principles of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT).

Cathy is the Co-Founder of Hopestream Community, a CRAFT-trained parent coach and mother of two kids who struggled with substance misuse. She is the Community Director in The Stream, and sits on the Board for Hopestream Community.

Danielle Schaffer is a lifestyle blogger, podcast host, educator, activist and mom. Cultivator of kindness, weekend warrior and red-carpet wanderer, Schaffer grew up in New York City, earned a master’s degree in education, and taught digital media for almost a decade before shifting her focus to her true passions - family, fashion, decor and travel. Wife to a Navy dentist, and Mom to four, Schaffer is a true city girl turned suburban San Diego mom, who captures the ups, downs of mommyhood across multiple platforms including The Mom Confidential podcast and citygirlgonemom.com website.

In late 2018, Danielle lost her brother, Scott, to an overdose at the age of 33. Schaffer serves as an advocate for breaking gender stereotypes, and she is a champion and spokesperson for combating the opioid crisis.

Derek Bowles is a founding partner of Crossroads and has been a primary therapist since its inception. Derek attended Brigham young University and completed a master’s program in clinical social work. Derek and Cariane, his wife of 20 years, have 3 children: Madison, Myken and Jonah. Derek is an avid fly-fishermen and a mediocre golfer.

Anna Lembke is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice. 

Her latest book, "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" (Dutton/Penguin Random House, August 2021) was an instant New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller. It combines the neuroscience of addiction with the wisdom of recovery to explore the problem of compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world.

Dr. Kline is a clinical psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience working with individuals and families in community mental health settings. She has held faculty positions at Boston University and Harvard Medical School and led research studies focused on early course psychosis, adolescent and young adult mental health, and parent-focused interventions. 

She is the author of The School of Hard Talks and the creator of The School of Hard Talks Online. She has published dozens of articles appearing in a range of peer-reviewed scholarly journals, textbooks, and popular magazines, and she has spoken with audiences all over the world about mental health and communication.

Dr. Kline completed her bachelor’s degree at Haverford College, her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and her clinical and post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School. 

A renowned speaker and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development.

Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.

After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. 

His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; The Cost of Hidden Stress; Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder; Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers; and The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture.

Dr. Stuyt is a board-certified Addiction Psychiatrist and has worked in the addiction/behavioral health field since 1990. She was the Medical Director for the Circle Program, a 90-day inpatient treatment program for persons with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse. She was instrumental in helping the Circle Program become tobacco-free and has been a strong advocate of the need to address all addictions at the same time. She's been incorporating complementary treatments into treatment programs, including the 5-point ear acupuncture NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) protocol and BST (Brain Synchronization Therapy), to help patients recover from addiction and trauma which often underlie addiction and chronic pain issues. Her current mission is to educate as many people as possible on the unintended consequences of the commercialization of marijuana in Colorado, focusing primarily on the effects of high-potency THC on the developing brain.

Dr. Marcy Russo joined Wellspring as the Clinical Director in 2024. In this role, she is responsible for the oversight of therapeutic and clinical services offered across all therapeutic programs, therapeutic school and outpatient services. For over two decades, Dr. Russo has worked in both private and nonprofit healthcare facilities and hospitals. She has worked collaboratively with school and state partners to provide care across all levels of community and congregate care setting, and has experience developing programs and mentoring and supervising teams of clinicians. Her training includes working with trauma, grief, life-transitions adjustments and emergency behavior response.

Dr. Mark McConville is a Clinical Psychologist licensed by the State of Ohio with over 30 years of professional experience in adult, adolescent, emerging adult, and family psychology. Mark serves as a senior faculty member of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (GIC), a world renowned post-graduate training source for consulting and counseling professionals, and currently chairs GIC’s Advanced Training Program for Working With Children and Adolescents. Mark also serves as Consulting Psychologist to Hathaway Brown School and University School, both in the Cleveland area.

Dr. McConville is also the author of Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn't Grown Up and What to Do About It, where he breaks the root cause down into achievable, accessible goals and offers a practical guide for the whole family, to help parents instill those skills in their young adults–and to get their kids into the real world, ready to start their lives.

Dr. Edward (Ned) Hallowell, MD, is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist and world authority on ADHD. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Tulane Medical School, and was a Harvard Medical School faculty member for 21 years. He is the Founder of The Hallowell ADHD Centers in Boston MetroWest, New York City, San Francisco, Palo Alto and Seattle.

He has spent the past four decades helping thousands of adults and children live happy and productive lives through his strength-based approach to neurodiversity, and has ADHD and dyslexia himself.

Dr Hallowell is a New York Times bestselling author and has written 20 books on multiple psychological topics. The groundbreaking Distraction series, which began with Driven to Distraction, co-authored with Dr John Ratey in 1994, sparked a revolution in understanding of ADHD.

Dr. Ned Hallowell is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist and world authority on ADHD. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Tulane Medical School, and was a Harvard Medical School faculty member for 21 years. He is the Founder of The Hallowell ADHD Centers in Boston MetroWest, New York City, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Seattle.

He has spent the past four decades helping thousands of adults and children live happy and productive lives through his strength-based approach to neurodiversity, and has ADHD and dyslexia himself.

Dr Hallowell is a New York Times bestselling author and has written 20 books on multiple psychological topics. The groundbreaking Distraction series, which began with Driven to Distraction, co-authored with Dr John Ratey in 1994, sparked a revolution in the understanding of ADHD.

Nzinga Harrison, MD, is a board-certified physician with specialties in psychiatry and addiction medicine. She is also the chief medical officer and co-founder of Eleanor Health, an innovative mental health and addiction treatment company. Dr. Harrison holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Morehouse School of Medicine and sits on the Practice Management and Regulatory Affairs Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine. 

With over a decade of experience, Dr. Steven “Steedy” Kontos III creates a welcoming and empathetic therapeutic environment where you can explore your thoughts and feelings. He firmly believes in collaboration in therapy, working with you to understand your unique needs and develop practical strategies for growth and healing.

Dr. Kontos specializes in anxiety and depression management, stress reduction, and enhancing self-esteem. He also specializes in working with athletes and currently works in the Athletics Department at The Georgia Institute of Technology. He has extensive experience working with adolescents and young adults navigating life transitions.

Before joining Intown Psychology, Dr. Kontos gained experience working in various clinical settings, including serving as a Clinical Therapist, Collegiate Recovery Program Coordinator, Alcohol and Other Drug Evaluation Coordinator, and Staff Therapist in Sport Psychology at the Georgia Tech. 

Dr. Weston Robins, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a visionary leader in the realm of Radical Youth Work. Dr. Wes has been an advocate both in practice and in academia for a truly humanistic and person-centered approach since he has been in the field– serving youth across levels of care from emergency stabilization to finding their own purpose and spiritual path.

Dr. Wes has spent more than a decade dreaming of a place where youth and clinicians can experience mutual liberation and come into greater mental freedom together, a center where the binds of standardized sociological pressures are cut away and every youth’s inner wisdom can rise up as an undimmable beacon of light and joy.

Dr. Wes serves the team at Eternal Strength with the same value system as he does the families that come to the center, building sacred space, bolstering each individual’s divine strengths, and creating space for synchronicity and enlightenment. 

Erica Lubetkin, LMHC is a nationally board certified mental health counselor.  Her private practice offices are located in the Midtown East area of New York City.  Erica specializes in working with clients who have anxiety and mood disorders, as well as having a specialization in helping clients with addictions and their families.  She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Biofeedback.  She is also one of the few providers in New York who is fully certified in Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), an evidence-based approach for family members and loved ones of those struggling with addiction.

Greg has enjoyed working in residential treatment, wilderness therapy, and the inpatient and outpatient mental health settings. He has focused his attention on trauma and providing support to those he serves and strives to be an advocate for trauma survivors. With his dedication to vulnerability and courage, Greg empowers individuals and families to step into trauma, attachment, and addiction through a relational approach, providing an environment in which difficult life experiences can be addressed and explored with safety, empathy and compassion. Through his work with people living with trauma, attachment, substance abuse and addiction, and other mental health difficulties, Greg enjoys creating opportunities to encourage growth and development within those he serves. He also coaches and mentors change within the family unit, working specifically with parents and young and adult children. 

Jessica Lahey is a teacher, writer, and mom. She writes about education, parenting, and child welfare for The Atlantic, Vermont Public Radio, and the New York Times, and is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. She is a member of the Amazon Studios Thought Leader Board and wrote the educational curriculum for Amazon Kids’ The Stinky and Dirty Show. Jessica earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Massachusetts and a J.D. with a concentration in juvenile and education law from the University of NorthCarolina School of Law. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two sons and teaches in Vermont.

Jess speaks to parents, educators, school administrators, coaches, pastors, and community leaders about the science of learning, motivation, engagement, and substance abuse prevention, all in service to the belief that adults have the power to help kids become more autonomous, competent, connected, and fulfilled. Her first book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed was a New York Times bestseller and has empowered so many to strengthen home-school partnerships, support kids as they learn from their mistakes, and forge stronger, more trusting relationships with children. Her second book, The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence is the culmination of Lahey’s experience as an alcoholic with a decade of recovery.

Julie Merberg is a writer and book publisher who made her son’s health and safety her primary focus when he began to misuse substances at age 16. She received Level 1 certification in the Invitation to Change approach to behavior change, a scientifically-proven CRAFT-based model that incorporates motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment therapy. (CRAFT is Community Reinforcement and Family Training.) She is also a Mayo Clinic and National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches certified wellness coach. And she has continued her training in areas that resonate and relate to families impacted by addiction including Smart Recovery and conscious parenting. Julie is an advisor to The Stream Community and a member of Selah's spiritual council. She writes a newsletter, The Opposite of Addiction, for families impacted by addiction.

Kristina is a sought-after international keynote speaker who has a unique way of connecting with audiences of all ages. Her first book, Hold On But Don’t Hold Still, was released in 2020, and has since been translated to eight languages. Kristina’s second book, I Can Fix This! (And Other Lies I’ve Told Myself while Parenting My Struggling Child), was released in May 2024, and was featured on Good Morning America, The New York Times and People magazine, among other media outlets.

In 2011, when Oprah crowned Kristina the winner of Mark Burnett’s reality TV competition “Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star,” Oprah said, “What is that THING…that’s so charming and charismatic and connected to the audience that makes you feel like, ‘I know her, I want to be her, I’m like her’… Kristina has all of that. She is an ‘IT PLUS’ girl… I wanna watch her!”

She has quickly become a viral sensation with 2.9 million Facebook followers and over 774,000 Instagram followers.

Laura Stack is the Founder of Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention with the mission to educate parents, teens, and communities about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, psychosis, and suicide. Laura wrote the bestselling book, The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana: Johnny Stack's Life and Death Story recounting her 19-year-old son's death by suicide after experiencing psychosis by dabbing and vaping high-potency marijuana concentrates. Described as a woman with unstoppable drive and unwavering purpose, Laura hopes to help other parents, grandparents, teachers (and frankly all adults with teens in their lives) by honestly and boldly sharing Johnny’s story of his high-potency marijuana use, psychosis, and suicide.

Mark McConville, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Beachwood, Ohio, specializing in adult, adolescent, emerging adult, and family psychology. Dr. McConville is a senior faculty member at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and has lectured and taught widely on the subjects of child development, parenting, and counseling methodology.

His book Adolescence: Psychotherapy and the Emergent Self (Jossey-Bass, 1995) was awarded the 1995 Nevis Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Gestalt Therapy theory. He is the author of the Counseling Feedback Report, an innovative and widely used adolescent assessment tool, and is co-editor of The Heart of Development: Gestalt Approaches to Childhood and Adolescence, vols. I & II,(The Analytic Press, 2001). His latest book titled ‘Failure to Launch’ which investigates the root causes of why modern kids are struggling to transition from childhood to adulthood was released in January 2020.

Dr. Martha B. Koo, M.D., FASAM, LFAPA, FCTMSS, is a psychiatrist, board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine, a psychoanalyst, and a certified psychedelic assisted therapist. She completed undergraduate studies at Princeton University, medical training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, psychiatry residency training at the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA, psychoanalytic training at the New Center for Psychoanalysis, and psychedelic training at the California Center of Integral Studies. A pioneer in the development and application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Dr. Koo opened the South Bay TMS Therapy Center in 2009. South Bay TMS evolved into the Neuro Wellness Spa (NWS), where Dr. Koo is Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Koo is also the Chief Medical Officer at Clear Behavioral Health and is President of the Clinical TMS Society, on the Board of Directors.

Nancy Landrum, relationship coach, offers practical guidance to couples who want more from their relationship. Nancy and her late husband experienced the anguish and desperation of trying to save their marriage. Eventually, their journey led them to new skills and taught them how to maintain respect 24/7. They never had another fight because they owned the keys to a happy, loving marriage.

Together, they wrote the first of Nancy’s eight books, “How to Stay Married & Love It: Solving the Puzzle of a Soulmate Marriage”. Today, Nancy continues the legacy they built together.

Patrick Hawkins is the founder of Triple Divide Lodge, a 90-day program combining residential treatment with wilderness therapy for adolescent males ages 14-19 struggling with substance use. He is a Licensed Addictions Counselor who felt called to this work while addressing the same issues himself during high school. Since then, he has led over 50 expeditions with hundreds of teens. An expert in experiential therapy, Patrick’s passion combined with his experience has created a truly unique program for boys.

A prominent advocate, speaker, author, and media commentator, Ryan Hampton travels coast-to-coast to add solutions to our national addiction and drug overdose crisis. In recovery from a decade-long opioid addiction, Hampton is regarded as a forefront expert and thought leader in America’s rising addiction recovery advocacy & drug policy reform movements. An alumnus of the Clinton White House, he’s worked with multiple non-profits and addiction recovery organizing campaigns. He’s now a prominent, leading face and voice of recovery advocacy and is working to change the longstanding negative narratives about those impacted by addiction, recovery, and overdose.

Through his books and media, organizing campaigns, and social content that reaches millions, Ryan breaks down cultural barriers that have kept people suffering in silence and is helping to inspire a new generation of advocates recovering out loud, pushing for common-sense policy.

Sara joined Wellspring in 2014 as a per diem milieu counselor, a position she held for four years before leaving to explore and pursue a career in community substance use, and mental health treatment that ranged from macro level prevention initiatives to direct care in clinical care.  In 2024, she found her way back to Wellspring as a Psychotherapist and Assistant Director of Angelus House.

Sara has a master’s degree in community psychology from Sacred Heart University and clinical mental health counseling from University of Bridgeport. In addition to her work at Wellspring, Sara maintains a small private practice with a focus on providing EMDR and consultation.  She is working towards completing her PsyD in Clinical Psychology.  Sara enjoys attending live music concerts, spending time in nature, photography and finding joy in laughter.