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Our staff at Clear Haven Center
At Clear Haven Center our staff consists of a dedicated group of professionals who are committed to our clients' recovery and personal well-being. Included among our staffing ranks are psychologists, counselors, therapists, nutritionists, and many other skilled specialists who are solely focused on the recovery and rehabilitation of our clients.
Staff credentials and skills are reviewed regularly, thereby ensuring their skills and training continue to be among the best available. When clients come to us for treatment and counseling, we want them to feel as comfortable as possible on their road to recovery. That is why we make every effort to match the client with a staff member who has the best skill set to meet their individual needs.
Meet Some Of Our Staff:
Robert Olscamp
Director of Administration and Operations
Robert is a highly motivated, creative and versatile operations specialist with thirty years of experience in handling major accounts and management training. He is proficient in management, negotiation, and public relations. His strong communication skills allow him to effectively work with staff, Clear Haven’s clients and their families.
Michel Paquette
Assitant to the Director of Administration and Operations
Graduated from Université du Québec à Montréal in Business Administration
and Human Resources Management and an Accounting degree. Michel is task and detail oriented.
Through a 20-year career with large organizations, Michel became a project expert. He loves to find the best way
to do things, explain it, implement it, and minimize adverse effects which are great skills to have in an education program like Clear Haven Center.
With the same passion as he undertook all other projects, he now works to ensure the smooth operation of all program areas at the Center. He finds personal reward when clients and staff experience fewer frustrations and are able to focus on the most important
thing: the rehab program.
Stephen Wells
Counselor
Stephen takes a patient, tolerant, and compassionate approach to counseling clients at Clear Haven Center. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and has over seven hundred shifts of counseling experience at Shawbridge Youth Centers. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Instructional Technology and is a Certified Skills Facilitator. This helps him to teach the skills needed for success and relapse prevention.
Ivy Tolchinsky
Counselor
Ivy obtained her B.A. in Communication from McGill University and her M.A. in Human Systems Intervention from Concordia University. She also has certification in Group Facilitation, The Use of Self and Appreciative Inquiry.
Ivy has gained experience working at several other treatment centres including Freedom House and Chatsworth Pavilion. She also volunteered at the Phoenix Foundation until its closing.
Her varied work background (writing, journalism, theatre and business) enhances her approach which is a unique blend of counseling and coaching. Her objective is to empower her clients to envision a life free from addiction and to help them be successful in overcoming the roadblocks in their recovery.
Normand Moffatt
Activities / Personal Trainer
Normand is a graduate from the University of Montreal with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. He also holds a Master of Sports Psychotherapy in Neuro Linguistic Programming. He taught physical education, and then worked as Student Services Director at Alma College for seven years. Normand coached volleyball and tennis teams at the college level, and taught at the Harry Hopman International Tennis School in Florida at the level of tennis pro / level two.
Normand worked on performance improvement with high school, professional, and Olympic athletes. He has been a writer and a speaker for different sports federations.
Normand participates avidly in hockey, baseball, volleyball, cross country skiing, badminton, and tennis. He is now dedicated full time to the Clear Haven Center Physical Fitness and Sports Program, helping each client to reach their own peak level of fitness and good health.
Julie Arseneault
Yoga Instructor
Julie is an experienced yoga instructor with certificates in yoga, naturopathy, herbology, reiki, and hypnotherapy. She is experienced in the following types of yoga: pracalita, kripalu, viniyoga, dynamique, iyengar, ashtanga vinyasa, power yoga, raja, and yoga therapy. Julie now helps clients at Clear Haven Center discover the far-reaching mental and physical benefits of yoga.
Anne-Marie Provencher
Massage Therapist
Anne-Marie has over 11 years of experience as a massotherapist and is experienced in Tuina (traditional Chinese massage), Swedish Californian, Integral Massage, and Reflexology. She is also trained in Reiki, Polarity, and Therapeutic Touch.
With uniqueness and originality, Ann-Marie combines these various techniques in massage therapy with the ultimate goal of answering each client's individual needs. She helps clients to center themselves and relax, perhaps for the first time in a long while. Anne-Marie forms an integral part of making sure that all aspects of a clients needs are cared for.
Program Educational Development Team
Crystal Marini
Tech Support and Program Development
Crystal has over 7 years background in information technology. She works to make sure that the policy manuals are always current to ensure the highest standards of safety for staff and clients. She makes sure that clients have access to the after care program, including the online Clear Haven Forum, and access to lifetime counseling support.
Working closely with the head educational program developer, she brings the ideas and research to life on paper. Crystal carefully designs and edits the educational powerpoints that clients view everyday and all the student forms that accompany the presentations. All the educational materials are designed with the client in mind and with one goal at heart: relapse prevention.
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