• http://thehabitdoc.squarespace.com/: The Habit Doc. Clinical Director Dr. Marc F. Kern is the developer of Habitdoc.com and The Moderation Management Movement. He has an altruistic, no shame, unique approach of boutique style therapy of professional addiction services that offers concierge level care for each client. Dr. Kern has been working in Harm Reduction since 1983 and practices what he preaches. 

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• https://www.practicalrecovery.com/:  Practical Recovery.  Founded by Director Tom Horvath, PhD, co-founder of SMART Recovery, Tom is an original harm reductionist!  “We offer non 12 step rehab in San Diego, which includes drug and alcohol outpatient addiction treatment, and an innovative alternative to inpatient rehab, the IIOP...Do you see yourself as powerless? We don’t! …Once you accept that idea, you follow the same 12-step path everyone else follows. It works for some, but Practical Recovery offers an alternative: a self-empowering, truly personalized approach. In fact, Practical Recovery, established in 1985, is at the forefront of developing and implementing the self-empowering approach.”

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• ​www.centerforoptimalliving.com: The Center for Optimal Living.  Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training. Dr. Andrew Tatarsky's New York City organization offering psychotherapy, counseling and professional training in an integrative approach to harm reduction psychotherapy for the broad range of drug and alcohol problems.

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• www.motivationandchange.com:  The Center for Motivation & Change (NYC). Drs. Jeffrey Foote and Carrie Wilkens (authors, Beyond Addiction) website for science-based treatment for individuals and families.

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• https://www.igntdrecovery.com: IGNTD Recovery is Dr. Adi Jaffe’s program for a new shameless take on recovery from addictions

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• http://www.sevenchallenges.com/: The Seven Challenges, for Adults and Teens. “The Seven Challenges program is based in the belief that people deserve comprehensive counseling to help them identify and work on problems in their lives, including drug problems.  In addition to the personal and family issues that people face, they often live with racial, gender and social inequities. All too often people with drug problems are grappling with trauma and mental health issues as well. Seven Challenges helps people improve their lives through respectful, client-focused and holistic counseling.”

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• https://lifeprocessprogram.com/: Life Process Program.  Completely online-based recovery program for addictions.  Developed by Stanton Peele, PhD, JD. “The life process online recovery program is broken down into eight parts, or modules, which consist of video files and reading material prepared by Dr. Peele and exercises relevant to the topic of that module.” And check out Stanton’s co-author, Zach Rhodes, podcast, The Social Exchange for many, many informative & entertaining interviews with experts - including me. https://thesocialexchange.libsyn.com/

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• https://www.non12step.com/:  Founded by Drs. Edward Wilson & Mary Ellen Barnes & completely non-12 Step. “You know you don’t want to be forced into a cult, labeled, stigmatized, or reduced into being less than you are. You may have gotten derailed by events, mistakes, or circumstances in the past, but you are not powerless. And you can eliminate alcohol as the central focus of your life. How? When you focus on improving your life in a deliberate and guided manner — instead of on your drinking — the positive changes will come naturally.”

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• https://www.jointempest.com/: Tempest.  Founded by Holly Whitaker.  A modern take on an alcohol recovery program from the author & former director of a health tech start up. 

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• https://thisnakedmind.com/: The Naked Mind:  Control Alcohol.  Website of Annie Grace based on her best-selling book of the same name.  “This Naked Mind works by ending the conflict between your conscious desire to drink less, and your unconscious belief that alcohol is beneficial.” Another modern look at alcohol and recovery from drinking problems. 

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• https://jenniferfernandezphd.com/:  Dr. Jennifer Fernandez & Associates. Jennifer is a harm reductionist psychologist in SF whom I consider a friend.  “Our therapeutic style is compassionate and non-judgmental, but we will also be direct and challenge you to deeply examine your choices. One of our main objectives is creating a safe, confidential environment where you feel comfortable to explore your choices. Collaboration is the best approach to substance abuse treatment: you are the expert on yourself and we act as a guide to help you get in touch with your true needs and desires.”

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• https://checkupandchoices.com/drinkers-checkup/: Reid Hester, PhD, is a professor and researcher at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, as well as Motivational Interviewing practitioner, and a friend to both harm reduction and 12-Step. Check out this website for more on his innovative assessment tool and more!

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• https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/:  Rethinking Drinking. This is a free anonymous assessment & informational tool from the National Institutes of Health. “For anyone who drinks, this site offers valuable, research-based information. What do you think about taking a look at your drinking habits and how they may affect your health? Rethinking Drinking can help you learn more.