Meet Our Trainers...
Linda Harrison, MS, LCMHCS, CCS, MAC
Linda has over 35 years of experience working in public and mental health. She received her master's degree from Western Carolina University in Clinical Counseling and has worked in both private and public sectors, including wilderness therapy and many therapies utilizing the arts. She currently has a private clinical supervision and counseling practice in Asheville. She also works part-time at Mission Hospital. She is very excited about teaming up with FIRST Inc. to provide affordable training to substance use professionals, mental health counselors, and social workers in beautiful western North Carolina!
Linda specializes in substance use treatment, trauma, and wellness counseling. Her orientation in clinical supervision is Powell's Blended Model and Contemplative Clinical Supervision.
Her hobbies involve getting "back to the land" with homesteading. She and her husband Kevin share their farm with 6 dairy goats, as well as chickens and honey bees. She enjoys quilting, cooking over an open fire, biking and hiking. Linda is known for her homemade French artisan cheeses.
To contact Linda, email her directly at -- Lharrison255 [at] gmail [dot] com -- or call (828) 380-2948
"I highly recommend attending trainings that Linda offers. She is always professional and knowledgeable about the subject matter and pulls from her own professional experiences. Linda presents the material in ways that are easy to comprehend, which allowed me to apply it to my own career in substance use counseling. She brings joy and laughter to her trainings and incorporates interactive exercises that allow people attending to practice the skills being taught."
John Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
John is the organizer and host of this training program. He earned his MSW from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a Clinical Program Director at FIRST at Blue Ridge, which is the largest residential addiction recovery program in western NC.
Additionally, John has taught college courses for Western Carolina University's School of Social Work and AB Tech's Human Services Technology Department. John does service work in the community and has served as a board member of the North Carolina Addiction Specialists Professionals Practice Board (NCASPPB), and has participated on the Social Work Advisory Board of Eastern Tennessee State University (ETSU) and the Social Work Advisory Board of Warren Wilson College.
To contact John, email him -- JohnS [at] firstinc [dot] org -- or call/text: (828) 989-8823
Additionally, John has taught college courses for Western Carolina University's School of Social Work and AB Tech's Human Services Technology Department. John does service work in the community and has served as a board member of the North Carolina Addiction Specialists Professionals Practice Board (NCASPPB), and has participated on the Social Work Advisory Board of Eastern Tennessee State University (ETSU) and the Social Work Advisory Board of Warren Wilson College.
To contact John, email him -- JohnS [at] firstinc [dot] org -- or call/text: (828) 989-8823
"John Sanders facilitates professionalism and warmth within the same space - a rare combination. He is a talented trainer and gifted facilitator. I highly recommend FIRST's trainings. They are a productive "working" break from the challenges of human services."
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