Jeff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor with extensive clinical experience in both the mental health and addictions fields. Currently, he is the President/Clinical Director of New Hope Recovery Center located in Chicago while also maintaining a private practice there. His areas of interest including working within the LGBTQI community, all forms of addiction including with an individual client as well as their partners, severe and persistent mental health issues, personality disorders and trauma and its impact on recovery He is a member of NASW, NALGAP and NAADAC and currently serves on the board of directors for NALGAP. He has extensive experience speaking on issues related to addiction and the LGBTQI community most notably at NCAD, NAADAC, NASW Illinois, the NASW National Conference and the NAMI National Conference. He was recently voted NASW-IL Social Worker of the Year in 2015.