Medical Director A. Kenison Roy, III, MD, FASAM, Medical Director - graduated from Tulane Medical School in 1972, entered Emergency Medicine and then Family Practice. He developed an interest in addiction medicine and began treating addictive diseases. He joined The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in 1984, was certified by ASAM in 1986 and worked to develop addiction treatment programs at several New Orleans area hospitals, an outpatient facility and a residential facility. Dr. Roy was elected to the Board of Directors of ASAM in 1988, has served on the Review Course Committee and has chaired the Membership Committee. In December of 1994, he completed a residency program in Psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine, and is certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Roy admits to River Oaks Hospital and East Jefferson General Hospital. His primary focus, however, is Addiction Recovery Resources, a nonprofit agency that provides intensive outpatient as well as residential addiction treatment services. He also maintains a private psychiatric practice. In 2007 Addiction Recovery Resources received the Community Pioneer Award and in 2006, Dr. Roy received the Excellence in Treatment Award from the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.     Clinical Director Addiction Recovery Resources is currently conducting a national search for this position.     Interim Clinical Director, Manager of Residential Services Stephen C. Kessler, MHS, CRC- received his master's degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Areas of interest are individual and group counseling, family and couples therapy, and the theory of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Steve is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, qualified to work with individuals with physical and mental disabilities and aid them in the vocational process of finding employment suited to their abilities.      Residential Treatment Program Counselor Cynthia A. Cashman, M.Ed., M.S., LPC, NCC- is a licensed professional and nationally certified counselor who is currently working towards Licensed Addiction Counselor and LAC supervision status. She works with individuals six years old and up, couples, families and groups. Her areas of interest are trauma stabilization and dual diagnosis.  Cynthia received master's degrees in Education and Counseling from Loyola University in New Orleans. She is a member of Chi Sigma Iota, counseling honor society; and Alpha Sigma Nu, education honor society. She is a provider for the Allen Group EAP and the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. Cynthia conducts chemical dependency assessments for the First Parish Court of Jefferson and maintains a private practice.       Program Counselor Deborah Horan, M.S., ATR-BC is a graduate of Florida State University and is a credentialed member of the American Art Therapy Association and the Louisiana Art Therapy Association. Her areas of experience include acute psychiatric, eating disorders, sexual trauma, addiction and compulsive disorders, and dual diagnosis. Deborah's areas of specialization are diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and trauma using art and multimodal expressive therapy. She has worked in acute psychiatric settings including state hospital with forensic mentally ill patients. She came to Addiction Recovery Resources from the National American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program following Hurricane Katrina.     Manager of Outpatient Services Tonya Coulliette, M.Ed., NCC, graduated with a B.S. from Florida State University in Special Education with a specialization in behavior disorders and learning disabilities, before earning her master's in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. She is currently accruing her Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor certifications.     Intensive Outpatient Program Counselor Nikki Perry holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of New Orleans, and is currently completing a master's degree from UNO. She is Counselor-In-Training, and is working toward NCC and LAC certification.     Associate Physicians Georgette Somjen, MD, completed a residency in Family Medicine and a Fellowship in Addiction Medicine, and is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Internationally Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Dr Somjen practices Addiction Medicine, supervises Ambulatory Detox and treats patients; as well as admitting to River Oaks Hospital Dual Diagnosis Unit.   John J. Hutchings, M.D. - Associate Physician