Speakers Bureau

Whether you're a family physician who wants to know how to talk to your patients about addiction, a counselor wanting to learn more about women's recovery or even a minister concerned about members of the congregation, the Speakers Bureau at Pavillon is a dynamic resource of highly skilled clinicians and professionals ready to help.   
  
The Speakers Bureau features speakers and panelists from the staff of Pavillon, including certified addiction psychiatrist, Dr. John Roberts, certified addiction counselors, masters level clinicians, spiritual counselors and others with a broad range of multi-disciplinary credentials.
 
Topics covered include the neurobiology of addiction, intervention and treatment strategies, working with families, process addictions, co-dependency, recovery and continuing care issues, preventative strategies, relapse prevention, co-occurring disorders and post traumatic stress disorder.
  
And because treatment and recovery is never a 'one size fits all' approach, our speakers focus their presentations on the issues and concerns that are unique to different ages and genders. If you are interested in having a Pavillon speaker appear at an event, conference or professional association, please contact Lauren Smith-Nagel at 864-901-0663 or laurens@pavillon.org



 

Anne Vance, CEO, FACHE

Anne Vance's career in the treatment field spans three decades and includes extensive leadership roles with the Betty Ford Center and Crossroads Centre in Antigua. She has been CEO with Pavillon since 2003 and is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives and an advanced member of the College of Addiction Treatment Executives. She has authored numerous white papers and articles and appeared on national and international television and radio programs as a strong advocate for access to care, affordable treatment and eliminating the cultural stigmas associated with addiction. Ms. Vance has a strong passion for substance use disorder prevention programs among youth and was instrumental in bringing the Children's Program to Pavillon.

 

John Roberts, MD, Board Certified in Psychiatry, Neurology and Addiction Medicine

Dr. Roberts is the Medical Director for Pavillon and our Addiction Psychiatrist. He came to Pavillon with nearly 20 years of experience serving as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina.  While there, he was the attending psychiatrist for the Inpatient Dual Diagnosis Unit and was the director of the Clinical Outpatient Division for the Center for Drugs and Alcohol Program. He received his doctor of medicine from Louisiana State University and completed his psychiatric residency as well as fellowships in substance use disorders and anxiety disorders at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Roberts is board certified in psychiatry and has lectured through out the Southeast on substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders.


Susan Holman, MD

Dr. Holman is senior consultant and medical advisor to Pavillon. Having joined Pavillon in 2004, Dr. Holman provides patient education on the medical aspects of addictions, brain chemistry and medication management. She received her doctor of medicine at Emory University. She is board certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine. She is the VP of the North Carolina Society of Addiction Medicine. She has served on the faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine for Carolinas Medical Center and as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.  She has also served on the board of directors for the North Carolina Physicians' Health Program.

Lynn McKnight, LPC/S, MAC, CCS, ATR-BC

Lynn McKnight is the Program Manager for Pavillon Outpatient Services located in Greenville, SC. Prior to joining Pavillon, Lynn was the Clinical Director for Crossroads Treatment Center in Antigua, West Indies. Lynn holds an array of professional distinctions. She is a Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist; Reiki Level II; Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor; Licensed Professional Counselor; Certified Clinical Supervisor; Master Addictions Counselor; Certified Rational Hypnotherapist; and a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist. Lynn is also currently the American Art Therapy Association Chairperson for the Art Therapy National Symposia. Her educational background includes a Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies from University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Arts Individualized Curriculum Program in Psychology, Special Education and Art. 

Susan Hickerson, MA Ed., LPC, NCC, CRC

Susan Hickerson has a 30-year history in group facilitation and psychiatry, including treatment of women and trauma. She has an LPC with the state of North Carolina and has trained with Dr. Marsha Linehan, in the first intensive DBT in 1993. She has extensive experience and training in DBT, CBT, co-occurring disorders and general psychiatric disorders. Over the years she has contributed to the development of programs for co-occurring disorders at Copestone Partial Hospitalization Program in Asheville, NC, and most recently as counselor for the Women's Extended Care Program at Pavillon.

Brian Coon, MA, CSAC

Brian Coon is Pavillon's Director of Clinical Program Services. He provides clinical and administrative supervision of the primary and extended care residential treatment programs.  He received both his undergraduate degree in psychology and his master's degree in community/clinical psychology from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.  He is a certified substance abuse counselor.  Brian  has over 20 years experience in addressing co-occurring chemical dependency and mental health disorders in roles ranging from clinician to clinical supervisor, and manager of multiple treatment programs.  He has also served as either guest lecturer or part-time faculty to undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, counseling, nursing and drug and alcohol counselor training programs.  His clinical background is in cognitive-behavioral psychology and evidence-based treatment of co-occurring disorders in various residential and outpatient modalities and levels of care.


Shannon Buck, BASW, CSAC

Shannon Buck has 32 years experience in the field of mental health and substance use disorders. Her background includes counselor and case manager for Hidden Brook Intensive Outpatient Center, senior counselor for Gate House for Men Recovery Center, and therapeutic supervisor for Brandywine Counseling in Wilmington, DE. She is a master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and is a trained hypnotherapist. Shannon has been a counselor on the women's clinical team at Pavillon for over 6 years. She is also Pavillon's resident Reiki Master. 



Tom Northern, CSAC, CEAP 

Tom Northern is responsible for the coordination of the extended care programs at Pavillon. He has over 20 years experience in the roles of counselor, trainer, supervisor, coordinator and director of state licensed outpatient and inpatient treatment programs. He received his undergraduate degree in counseling psychology from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. He is a certified substance abuse counselor in the state of Virginia and an internationally certified employee assistance professional. He specializes in experiential modalities and is a certified action methods director of psychodrama by The Center for Experiential Learning. Before coming to Pavillon in 2007, he served as an employee assistance coordinator for contracted companies such as NASA and International Paper. He's facilitated many critical incident stress management debriefings and was deployed for the space shuttle disaster, and in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy to debrief faculty and students. Additionally, he facilitated an aftercare group for impaired physicians spanning over ten years.