Lisa Garvin

Author Brian Long has a Master's degree in Counseling from the University of Memphis. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional. He has been employed by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare since 1986 and with the Employee Assistance Program since 1990.
 

Author: Colleen Bonadio, LPC, CEAP, NBCC has been in the field of behavioral health at Methodist Healthcare for over 20 years, and has been with the Methodist Healthcare EAP as a counselor since 1997. She is a National Board Certified Counselor, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Employee Assistance Professional, and a member of the Employee Assistance Professional Association. She received her B.A. degree from Thiel College in PA, and completed graduate work at Penn State University in Pennsylvania before moving to Tennessee. She got her Masters in Counseling from Memphis State University in 1996.

Author: Dr. Myra Bennett, D. Min, LCPT, is the Coordinator of the Living Well Network. She has been an EAP Counselor at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for the past twenty years. Prior to her work in the EAP, she served as a board-certified chaplain in addiction services and a pastor of United Methodist churches in West Tennessee.

Author Susan Erdman received her Masters Degree in Pastoral Studies in 1987 and her Masters Degree in Social Work in 1989. She has worked for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare since 1990 and as an EAP counselor since 1993. She is originally from Honolulu , Hawaii , and has called Memphis home for 30 years.

Dr. Alexis Polles & Dr. Gary Carr invite you to join them for the 4th Annual Mississippi Addictions Conference, Jackson, MS, February  9-11, 2012

 

Author Wayne Hyatt received his Master’s Degree in Counseling from Memphis State University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) and a Certified Substance Abuse Professional. He has over twenty-five years experience in both clinical and administrative positions in the behavioral health field.

A Word from Our Medical Director

"First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you."
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

That's addiction in a nutshell. A second grader to knows Mom or Dad has a problem when she or he staggers around with slurred speech and passes out on the couch with an empty fifth on the floor nearby. I am touched when I speak to elementary school kids and hear a story like that after asking if anyone knows what alcoholism or drug addiction is.

A Message from Donna Tosches, LCSW, CEAP is Director of the Methodist Healthcare EAP. Donna received her Master's Degree in Social Work in 1989. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional. Her experience includes EAP, hospital psychiatric and medical social work, crisis services and private practice for 21 years.
 

Author Karole Shorter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of counseling experience. She received her Masters in Social Work from Florida State University in 1999. She has been a counselor at Methodist Healthcare EAP for five years.

Author Brian Long has a Master's degree in Counseling from the University of Memphis. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional. He has been employed by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare since 1986 and with the Employee Assistance Program since 1990.

A word from our Medical Director...  The Planning Committee for the 4th Annual Mississippi Addictions Conference met last week and really moved things forward towards the February event. The theme is "Trends, Treatment and Transformations: Addiction in 2012." More specific information will follow in upcoming newsletters.

Author Myra Bennett: As a native Memphian, one of my favorite things about being Southern is the frequency with which we offer blessings. For example, when someone sneezes, we are quick to offer a "bless you." And when we need a little support, we might hear the familiar words "bless your heart." Recently, when I told a friend that my 88-year-old mother was in the hospital again, my friend solemnly shook her head, looked at me with kind eyes, and said, "Well, bless her heart. She sure is having a hard time." There was sweetness to the flavor of her words; but more than that, she blessed me. My friend conveyed that she cared about my mother's condition and understood my distress as the caregiver. Feeling understood is one of the greatest gifts we can give to one another. More>>