Mike Speakman, L.I.S.A.C., Director of Speakman Coaching & Consulting.

Mike is a Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor with an expertise in Family Education About Addiction. He has a passion for sharing practical knowledge about recovery with family members of addicts and alcoholics -knowledge gained from working in treatment centers since 1988. He is presently on staff at Calvary Addiction Recovery Center, a faith-based residential treatment center for substance abuse and problem gambling.

In 2007, Mike founded the first PAL-Group (Parents and Partners of Addicted Loved-ones), a no-cost, educational self-help group for parents (and spouses) struggling with the problems of an addicted family member. Today, there are 14 PAL meetings in the greater Phoenix area and one in Tucson.

Mike is also an Anger Education Coach. He developed the first Anger Management-Conflict Resolution Training Program for the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Phoenix, Arizona in 1991. Since then, he has helped a wide range of people with his innovative Programs. He's developed and taught workshops for counselors, the general public, high-school and college students, and in the criminal-justice system.

In 1992, Mike developed SMARTS-Training®, a results based Anger Management Program used in treatment centers and jails across the Country. In 2002, Mike published the "Healthy Expressions of Anger" Workbook, a self-study workbook he uses in Anger Coaching sessions with individuals and couples. Mike's workbook is now available for purchase to the public and to other professionals as well.