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Michael Finch, LPT, CADC II, SAP

(Counselor/Co-owner) Michael has been working in the field of addiction since 1990 in a variety of ways. He started out working in psychiatric nursing and working with co-occurring disorders. He has also worked with assisting doctors and nurses in medical detox of substance abuse patients. Michael has worked full time at the chemical dependency unit at South Coast Medical Center (Genesis and Pacific Coast Recovery) in Laguna Beach, CA. as a counselor since 1992. He completed further education at the Training Institute for Addiction Counselors, is an Internationally Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor (ICADC) as well as a member of CADAC and continues to maintain his psychiatric technician license through the state of California. Michael has also completed the requirements of the Department of Transportation (DOT) as a certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and recently completed certification as a Criminal Justice Professional (CCJP). Due to his many years of work on the front lines of addiction he has come to believe that deep inside every alcohol/addict there is a desire to find recovery and he is dedicated to helping individuals get in touch with that part of them.

LPT #PT26676, CADC II #A4160708, SAP #13253, CCJP #CJP560109, ICCJP #501428, ICADC #110320, CAS #C3527