Professional Bio: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead

Dr. Grinstead is the Senior Consultant Trainer for the Gorski-CENAPS ® Corporation. (for more information go to www.cenaps.com). He is also an author and nationally 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 two decades. He was formerly in private practice in Sacramento as well as consulting for pain clinics in Sacramento, Auburn, and Yuba City, California working with patients experiencing chronic pain and coexisting psychological disorders including addiction.

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 11 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 seven thousand health care professionals and therapists at more than 120 training seminars in key cities across the nation.  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 Food 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 and he is currently developing his new book “Freedom From Suffering: Seven Strategic Steps to Effective Pain Management. The exercises in this book are now undergoing Clinical Trials.
Published Books:
Addiction-Free Pain Management™ : The Relapse Prevention Counseling Workbook
Addiction-Free Pain Management™: The Professional Guide
Addiction-Free Pain Management™ Recovery Guide: Managing Pain and Medication in Recovery
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
Denial Management Counseling for Effective Pain Management Workbook
Recovery and Relapse Prevention for Food Addiction
The Denial Management Counseling Workbook for Addictive Disorders
The Denial Management Counseling Professional Guide