Teaching People How to Resolve Anger Problems for Good                         

And, Helping Families Save a Loved-one From Addiction

 Mike Speakman, L.I.S.A.C., Anger Education Specialist and Family Educator About Addiction

Mike is an Anger Education Coach and Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor. He  developed the first Anger Management Training Program for the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Phoenix, Arizona in 1991. 

Since then, Mike has helped a wide range of people with his innovative Anger Education Programs. He's developed and taught workshops for counselors in both private and public agencies, the general public, high-school and college students, and in the criminal-justice system. Mike is the developer of  ®SMARTS-Training, a results-oriented Anger Management Program used in treatment centers across the Country since 1992. 

In 2002, Mike published the Healthy Expressions of Anger Workbook, a self-study workbook he also uses in Anger Coaching Sessions with individuals and couples. Mike has made his workbook available for purchase to the public and to other professionals as well.

Mike has an expertise in Family Education About Addiction. He has a passion for sharing practical knowledge about recovery with family members of recovering addicts and alcoholics; knowledge gained from working in the trenches in treatment centers since 1988. In 2007, Mike founded the first PAL Group (Parents of Addicted Loved-ones), an educational self-help group for parents struggling with addiction problems in their family.

Mike is also presently on staff at Calvary Addiction Recovery Center in Phoenix, AZ. Calvary Addiction Recovery Center is an affordable faith-based residential treatment center for substance abuse and problem gambling. Please visit www.calvarycenter.com for more information.