Michael Cormier has been working in the field addiction treatment since 2007 and started his career working as a Resident Advisor for Summit Centers Malibu and Milestones Ranch. He holds a CADAC II certification in Substance Abuse counseling, and has worked at Cliffside Malibu for ten years where he was promoted from Lead Resident Advisor to Client Care Advocate- as part of a specialized team created to focus on crisis intervention and family work. Michael has traveled both nationally and internationally as a sober coach, and has run group therapy for the inpatient residents, the outpatient clients, as well as a multi-family group in the weekly family program. Michael attended Antioch University and holds a Masters in Clinical Psychology with a focus on trauma and addiction. His passion for working with clients whose traumatic experiences have been a barrier to their benefitting from treatment as usual, is what lead him to join the team at Hart Consultants.