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 16 PAL-Group meeting locations in the greater Phoenix area.

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.