Jeffrey Foote, PhD
Dr. Jeff Foote, PhD, is Co-Founder of the Center for Motivation and Change (CMC) in Manhattan, as well as CMC:Berkshires. Dr. Foote is a nationally recognized clinical research scientist who has received federal grant funding for his work on motivational treatment approaches and substance abuse treatment research, focused on the implementation of evidence-based treatments. Dr. Foote was also Psychologist for the NY Mets for 11 years, and continues in sports psychology as an independent performance consultant to professional athletes. Before co-founding CMC in 2003, Dr. Foote was the Deputy Director of the Division of Alcohol Treatment and Research at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in NYC, as well as Senior Research Associate at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) in NYC. Dr. Foote also served as Chief of the Smithers Addiction Treatment and Research Center as well as Director of Evaluation and Research between 1994 and 2001.
He is co-author of the award-winning book Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change, a practical guide for families dealing with addiction and substance problems in a loved one, based on principles of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT). He is also a contributor to two workbooks combining strategies from CRAFT and Motivational Interviewing: The Parent’s 20 Minute Guide and The Partner’s 20 Minute Guide, which offer specific tools and practice in evidence-based strategies for helping a loved one change.
Carrie Wilkens, PhD
Dr. Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of the Center for Motivation and Change in NYC and in the Berkshires. She co-authored an award-winning book, Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change with Drs. Foote and Kosanke. Together they also contributed to a user-friendly workbook for parents: The 20 Minute Guide: A Guide for Parents about How to Help their Child Change their Substance Use. In collaboration with the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, Dr. Wilkens and the CMC team is developing a national parent training program (the Parent Support Network) to provide parent coaches to families in need of support through a free hotline. Prior to these ventures, Dr. Wilkens was the Project Director on a large federally-funded Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant examining the effectiveness of motivational interventions in addressing the problems associated with binge drinking among college students. She is regularly sought out by the media to discuss issues related to substance use disorders and has been on the CBS Morning Show, Katie Couric Show, and Fox News as well as a variety of radio shows including frequent NPR segments such as the People’s Pharmacy and The Diane Rehm Show. Dr. Wilkens sits on the Advisory Council for the Peter G. Dodge Foundation, a forward-thinking non-profit organization that works with world-class partners to achieve lasting change in the field of alcohol use disorders.
Nicole Kosanke, PhD
Additional Specialization: Unified Protocol (UP)
Dr. Nicole Kosanke is a licensed clinical psychologist with 20 years of experience and is the Director of Family Services at the CMC’s outpatient division in NYC, where she specializes in the assessment and treatment of substance use disorders in individuals and families. Dr. Kosanke works in the research and clinical practice of treating substance use disorders and utilizes the principles of CRAFT, MI, and CBT in different therapeutic modalities and resources: group, individual, family, video training, and written materials. She co-authored the award-winning book, Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change, which is a compassionate and science-based family guide for navigating the addiction treatment world, understanding motivation, and using CRAFT skills. She also contributed to The 20 Minute Guide: A Guide for Parents about How to Help their Child Change their Substance Use. She has been interviewed on radio programs and podcasts about substance use disorders and her writing on these topics has also been featured in Huffington Post, The Observer, and Counselor Magazine. She was also featured in an O, The Oprah Magazine article about her client’s experience in treatment at CMC, which was later published in O’s Big Book of Happiness: The Best of O. Dr. Kosanke also serves as a consulting psychologist and trainer for CMC:FFC, a non-profit organization providing evidence-based skills training to family members who have a loved one struggling with substance use issues. She is a member of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and American Association of Addiction Psychiatrists.
Cindy Brody, PhD
Additional Specialization: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dr. Brody is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience. Dr. Brody completed her Ph.D. at American University, and went on to complete her post doctoral fellowship in Addictions Psychology at the Addictions Institute. Before joining CMC in 2005, she was the Coordinator of Education and Training at the Comprehensive Addictions Program for Adolescents (CAPA) of the Addictions Institute, and the Coordinator of Outreach and Prevention at the Fordham University Counseling Services. At CMC, Dr. Brody has extensive experience treating individuals, family members, couples, and groups. Dr. Brody contributed to the 20 Minute Guide: A Guide for Parents about How to Help their Child Change their Substance Use, and trained and supervised volunteer Parent Coaches through the Partnership for Drug Free Kids to help parents implement evidence based strategies with their kids. For many years, Dr. Brody was the Director of Intensive Services at CMC and currently works as a supervising and consulting psychologist.
Core Modalities: Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Relapse Prevention/Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (CBT), CBT for mood disorders (depression and anxiety), Motivational Interviewing (MI), mindfulness-based strategies, Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and the Invitation to Change Approach (ITC).
Kathy Pruzan, PsyD
Additional Specialization: Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) for teens, Prolonged Exposure (PE)
Dr. Pruzan is a licensed clinical psychologist who earned her doctorate from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, of Yeshiva University. Dr. Pruzan’s background is in the treatment of individuals who have difficulties with anxiety, mood disorders, and acting out behaviors. She has previous training experience utilizing DBT at Bellevue Hospital. Her pre-doctoral internship was at Green Chimneys, working with children and adolescents in residential and day treatment. Dr. Pruzan has also worked with people on the autism spectrum who have co-occurring substance abuse disorders. She has an interest in sport psychology and has worked with athletes at all levels on issues related to performance, anxiety, and substance abuse. Dr. Pruzan has been intimately involved in developing and managing the evaluation process at CMC. She also coordinates graduate internships at CMC and supervises CMC’s interns and postdoctoral fellows.
Core Modalities: Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Relapse Prevention/Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (CBT), CBT for mood disorders (depression and anxiety), Motivational Interviewing (MI), mindfulness-based strategies, Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and the Invitation to Change Approach (ITC).
Kenneth Carpenter, PhD
Additional Specialization: Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dr. Carpenter is a licensed clinical psychologist and research scientist with over 20 years of experience spent developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based motivational and cognitive-behavioral strategies for helping individuals make important lifestyle changes. He earned his degree from Hofstra University and completed a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Training Program at The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He has received federal and private foundation grant money for investigating the psychological, behavioral, and neurobiological factors associated with substance misuse and its treatment. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (M.I.N.T). Dr. Carpenter is the Director of Training and contributes to program development and the implementation of community-based family support programs (Invitation to Change Approach) as part of CMC:Foundation for Change’s non-for profit work. Dr. Carpenter also holds an academic appointment in Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry and is a Research Scientist in the Division on Substance Use Disorders at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Core Modalities: Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Relapse Prevention/Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (CBT), CBT for mood disorders (depression and anxiety), Motivational Interviewing (MI), mindfulness-based strategies, Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and the Invitation to Change Approach (ITC).
Josh King, PsyD
Additional Specialization: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dr. King is a licensed psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University. He has attended trainings in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (CBT-I). As part of his duties at CMC, Dr. King is the host of the Beyond Addiction Show, a weekly podcast dedicated to disseminating information about evidence-based treatments and to interviewing people who have worked to move the conversation about substance use forward. Dr. King oversees CMC’s media presence and website and is a regular contributor to CMC’s blog and is a contributing writer to Thrive Global. He has recently co-authored a chapter in Different Patients, Different Therapies (Cabaniss & Holoshitz, 2019) on using ACT to work with substance use disorders.
Core Modalities: Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Relapse Prevention/Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (CBT), CBT for mood disorders (depression and anxiety), Motivational Interviewing (MI), mindfulness-based strategies, Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and the Invitation to Change Approach (ITC).
Julie Jarvis, PhD
Additional Specialization: Exposure-Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Dr. Julie Jarvis is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing for over 20 years in the treatment of substance use disorders as well as mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Jarvis obtained her PhD in clinical psychology from Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, and went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship in Addictions Psychology from Mt Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Jarvis has worked with individuals, groups, couples and families in a variety of treatment settings, including outpatient, intensive outpatient, and long term residential care. Dr. Jarvis serves as a consulting psychologist for CMC:FFC, a non-profit organization providing evidence-based skills training to family members who have a loved one struggling with substance use issues.
Core Modalities: Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Relapse Prevention/Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (CBT), CBT for mood disorders (depression and anxiety), Motivational Interviewing (MI), mindfulness-based strategies, Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and the Invitation to Change Approach (ITC).
Jami Wolf, PsyD
Dr. Wolf is a supervising psychologist and the Director of Co-Occurring Disorders Services at CMC. Dr. Wolf specializes in the evaluation and treatment of PTSD, trauma, and co-occurring disorders. Dr. Wolf in certified in (PE) Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD and trained in Complicated Grief Treatment. At CMC, Dr. Wolf heads the trauma treatment program which focuses on utilizing evidence based treatments, PE and STAIR (Prolonged Exposure, and Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation), to work with PTSD and other trauma related disorders. In clinical practice, Dr. Wolf works with both individuals and family members, and leads a mixed gender process group. Dr. Wolf utilizes a CRAFT informed approach with family members. She also incorporates DBT and mindfulness-based interventions and a focus on wellness in her approach to treating individuals with addictive and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Wolf has extensive experience working in the inpatient milieu and outpatient services, providing cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamically informed psychotherapy to individuals and groups across the lifespan. She also has specialized training and experience helping individuals who struggle with severe and persistent mental illness, mood disorders, self-harming and suicidal behaviors, life crises, and personality disorders. Dr. Wolf is New York State Psychological Association’s (NYSPA) Division on Addictions President- Elect 2017.