Patricia M. Pike, CEO of CanAm Interventions, is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in behavioral health treatment, focusing on substance abuse disorders, complex mental health conditions, and family services. Her areas of expertise encompass handling intricate cases of substance abuse and addiction, addressing mental health issues, providing family services, and engaging with various demographics, including First Nation communities, business executives, and individuals in the music and entertainment industries, as well as employers.
She has led numerous successful interventions globally and holds citizenship in both the United States and Canada. Her commitment to this field is deeply personal, having been in long-term recovery herself, which gives her insight into the nature of untreated addiction and the recovery process. Utilizing her educational background and professional and personal experiences, she provides tailored support services to individuals and their families, addressing their unique needs.
The staff at CanAm Interventions comes together from a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and varying degrees of education. We have a firm grasp on how various forms of drug and alcohol abuse, and mental health challenges impact individuals and families.
At CanAm Interventions, we take pride in having the highest standard of education and on-site experiences.
Our education affiliations included California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP), Canadian Addiction Counselors Certification Federation (CACCF), Association of Intervention Specialists (AIS) and Pennsylvania Certification Board for Certified Intervention Professionals (PCB/CIP).
The staff at CanAm Interventions is fully equipped to support families and their identified loved one(s) who are struggling with alcoholism, addiction and/or additional complex mental health conditions.
Our staff regularly engages in continuing education and supporting each other through professional consultation and supervision. “By doing this we are educated on the latest treatment methods to increase effectiveness with those we serve”. With our industry-leading 85% success rate, we are highly qualified to support individuals and their families.
Our free consultation is done to better understand your specific situation and to assign you an interventionist, counselor, or another professional whose strengths and background are best qualified to address your family’s situation.
Patricia holds a Master’s Certification in Addiction Studies, licenses as a Licensed Advanced Alcohol Drug Counselor (LAADC), and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC-II). She is recognized as an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor by the IC&RC (I.C.A.A.D.C). Additionally, she is a Certified Intervention Professional (CIP) through the Pennsylvania Certification Board, a CCIP through The Canadian Addiction Counselors Certification Federation, and holds an Adult Instructor Diploma (AID) from Simon Fraser University.
Ms. Pike is a board member of the Association of Intervention Specialists (AIS) and actively contributes to her field by providing professional training across Canada and the United States, she has trained hundreds of professionals towards intervention certifications.
In the face of the global addiction crisis, the need for certified and credentialed interventionists like Ms. Pike is critical. Her expertise includes complex substance abuse disorders/addictions, mental health challenges, family services, and working with diverse populations, including First Nation communities, business leaders, music/entertainment professionals, and employers.
It has never been more crucial to have effective and ethical intervention approaches from a certified and credentialed interventionist. My commitment to raising the standard of intervention certifications across the industry and its various specializations has also led to the creation of my own educational program for professionals. This program aims to help professionals become the best practitioners possible, increasing the chances of successful interventions and meeting clients’ needs.
Patricia is a staunch believer in fairness, equality, and the power of self-dignity in recovering from alcohol and/or drugs. She dedicates herself with relentless energy and passion to empower individuals and families, showing that recovery is possible for everyone. Everyone has a story, and my goal is to be a voice for the voiceless.
Sam works side by side with Patricia in providing case management services, planning, and other operational aspects of the client wrap-around case management services. Sam also monitors drug and alcohol testing, tracking, and monitoring, as well as facilitating assessments and referrals.
Sam, with over 31 years of recovery, is deeply involved in our mission. He has a proven track record of helping suffering addicts and working to strengthen our communities. He is the founder and CEO of Innovative Treatment Services, which coordinates with CanAm Interventions enabling us to provide a closed loop of services.
Along with his passion for recovery coaching and providing client services, Sam is a successful high-tech professional who worked in The Silicon Valley for 27 years. He currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Computer Technologies Program in Berkeley, CA, a non-profit technical education program for disabled and disadvantaged students.
Bill is a Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor (SUDCC II) through CADTP. He has worked in the field of Chemical Dependency since 1988 and has held many different positions throughout the years. He has worked as an interventionist in both private practice and concurrently in his various roles at treatment centers throughout the years.
He served as the director for the SHARE UNIT at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Pasadena for over 10 years. He went on to serve as the Program Director at New Found Life Residential Center in Long Beach for over a decade, leaving that position to start Bridging the Recovery Gap as well as devote the time to write Enable-ism™ with his wife and co-author, Linda.
Over the years Bill has developed numerous educational lectures and workshops for private institutions, community colleges, and community-based organizations. Specifically, he had the opportunity to develop and teach curriculum in criminal behavior and chemical dependency at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. More recently, Bill is enjoying working as an equine assisted counselor serving individuals and families affected by SUD throughout the Greater Los Angeles/Orange County area. Bill has also begun working as a family coach, providing knowledge and practical support for family members who have been affected by addiction. Applying his over three decades of professional experience with key concepts from Enable-ism™, Bill provides family members with foundational skills that support family resilience and eventual interdependency. Additionally, the two can be combined, providing a unique experiential and holistic approach to healing the family.
Joe Kavosick has been a registered nurse for 16 years, specializing in trauma/emergency services and critical care transport. Over the course of his career, Joe has cared for multiple patients suffering from substance abuse and understands the toll addiction takes on families.
Joe prides himself on his strong clinical background, critical thinking and decision-making skills, combined with a level of caring, integrity, empathy and compassion that creates a therapeutic environment for patients and family members.
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Sasha has over five years’ experience working in primary substance abuse and co-occurring disorder behavioral health treatment settings with great understanding into every available level of care after having worked in nearly all aspects of a facility.
She completed schooling for substance abuse counseling and graduated from the Los Angeles Training Institute of Drug and Alcohol Studies (received awards for perfect attendance and academic achievement), has been trained in a variety of intervention modalities through the CanAm Intervention Trainings 101 and 102, and have continued to pursue education in mental health conditions and treatment to further her ability to effectively serve those who need help. Professional areas of focus include admissions work and community outreach.
Michael is a seasoned Executive Protection Transport Specialist & Sober Companion providing professional services in the private sector and to the recovery community for over 31 years. Mr. Hughes has worked with Patricia Pike Interventionist/Addiction Specialist.
For the past year supporting her on various intervention cases and provided transport and recovery coaching services to clients and supporting families. Michael has a clear understanding of substance abuse, caring for the individuals that he works with and has much passion to connect persons with positive resources in the community.
Mr. Hughes is verse and has expertise’s working with on many high-profile cases as well as he is very flexible in his approaches to support many persons from all walks of life.
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Providing transportation services throughout the United States and Canada.
With over 20 years experience as a pastor, Phil brings his extensive experience, education, and unique integration of faith, recovery, and trauma informed care to his work with those struggling with addiction and those who love them.
He is an ordained pastor, non-profit leader, certified mental health and trauma informed coach, and is pursuing his licensing as an Addiction Interventionist. He holds degrees from Moody Bible Institute and Reformed Theological Seminary and is beginning his doctoral work in Christian Counseling.
Dana lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, with over 13 years of recovery and is an active member of several recovery-based programs. She has used the process of recovery, 12 step programs, and therapy to heal her life, and has been of service in a number of ways to her community and individuals seeking help and guidance.
Dana is a graduate of University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s degree in Media Arts, runs her own small business and is a single mom to a wonderful 9-year-old daughter.
Casey is currently working as a Counselor at a Residential Treatment Center in Marin County. He has worked for seven years with adults with disabilities, supporting them through a work placement program called Integrated Community Services. Here, Casey both managed a program and did case management for individual clients. Casey believes strongly in the 12 steps as a framework for recovery and guide to living a happy life. He has experience working with dual diagnosis and has lived experience with both addiction and mental health.
Casey has experience as a Sober Companion and has done Client transport for Residential Treatment. He has a degree in Economics from UC Davis.