Professional Bio: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II
Dr. Grinstead is the Senior Consultant Trainer for the Gorski-CENAPS ® Corporation. He is also an author and internationally recognized expert in preventing relapse related to chronic pain disorders and is the developer of the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System (for more information go to www.addiction-free.com). He has been working with pain management, addictive disorders and coexisting mental and personality disorders for over twenty-five years
Dr. Grinstead has a Bachelors Degree in Behavioral Science, a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Doctorate in Addictive Disorders. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, (LMFT) a California Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC-II), and an Advanced Relapse Prevention Specialist (ACRPS). He was on the faculty of UC Santa Cruz Extension Alcohol and Drug Studies Program and also taught at Santa Clara University, UC Berkeley Extension and Stanford University Medical School.
Over the past 12 years Dr. Grinstead has conducted Addiction-Free Pain Management®; Managing Pain Medication in Recovery; Managing Pain and Prescription Drug Abuse; as well as Relapse Prevention Counseling, and Denial Management Counseling, seminars and certification trainings for over ten thousand health care professionals and therapists at more than 140 training seminars in key cities across the United States and Canada. He has also developed and presented several other addiction-related trainings including: HIV/AIDS and Chemical Dependency; Domestic Violence and Chemical Dependency; and Recovery & Relapse Prevention for Eating Addiction.
Dr. Grinstead has authored and co-authored books and pamphlets with Terence T. Gorski, President of the Gorski-CENAPS® Corporation, including the books listed below.
Dr. Grinstead’s Published Books:
Addiction-Free Pain Management® : The Relapse Prevention Counseling Workbook Revised 2007
Addiction-Free Pain Management®: The Professional Guide
Addiction-Free Pain Management® Recovery Guide: Second Edition 2008
Managing Pain and Coexisting Addictive Disorders: Using the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System
APM™ Module One: Understanding and Evaluating Your Chronic Pain Symptoms
APM™ Module Two: Examining Your Potential Medication Management Problems
APM™ Module Three: Understanding and Developing Effective Pain Management
APM™ Module Four: Managing Pain Medication in Recovery
Denial Management Counseling for Effective Pain Management Workbook
Recovery and Relapse Prevention for Food Addiction Workbook
The Eating Addiction Relapse Prevention Workbook
The Denial Management Counseling Workbook for Addictive Disorders
The Denial Management Counseling Professional Guide
