Stephen Pfleiderer's guest appearances

Stephen Pfleiderer

Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy

Pure Curiosity with Iris McAlpin

Sandra Aamodt

Victoria Welsby

Stephanie James

Adam Gazzaley

Preston Smiles

Shawn Alex Nemeth

Jake Heilbrunn

David Burns

David Hanscom

Hillary McBride

Linda Jackson

Steven Hayes

Aaron Frank

Jeffrey Zeig

Mark Noble

OwlTail

Fabrice and I were thrilled to interview our dear friend and colleague, Stephen Pfleiderer, who is the first therapist in the world using TEAM-CBT techniques in the treatment of habits and addictions, including  life threatening addictions, like intravenous heroin or meth marijuana alcohol binge eating procrastination smoking internet porn and more  Stephen begins with his personal story of excessive beer drinking starting in high school through his junior year in college when he hit a personal crisis, telling himself, "My life sucks. I can't live like this. I'm a loser." He decided to enter a 12-step recovery program, which helped tremendously, and eventually joined David's weekly TEAM training group at Stanford because of his dream of becoming a professional addiction therapist and interventionist.

Fabrice and I were thrilled to interview our dear friend and colleague, Stephen Pfleiderer, who is the first therapist in the world using TEAM-CBT techniques in the treatment of habits and addictions, including <ul> <li>life threatening addictions, like intravenous heroin or meth</li> <li>marijuana</li> <li>alcohol</li> <li>binge eating</li> <li>procrastination</li> <li>smoking</li> <li>internet porn</li> <li>and more</li> </ul> Stephen begins with his personal story of excessive beer drinking starting in high school through his junior year in college when he hit a personal crisis, telling himself, "My life sucks. I can't live like this. I'm a loser." He decided to enter a 12-step recovery program, which helped tremendously, and eventually joined David's weekly TEAM training group at Stanford because of his dream of becoming a professional addiction therapist and interventionist.

115: Healing Addiction with Stephen Pfleiderer

Over 20 million people over the age of 12 struggle with addiction in the United States alone (and that doesn't even include tobacco).  Despite its prevalence, addiction is still considered taboo, and the stigma attached remains strong.  As with most things that are kept under wraps, there are a ton of misconceptions about addiction and recovery.  In this podcast I speak with Stephen Pfleiderer, a recovered addict, recovery coach and interventionist in San Francisco, and he shares his thoughts on these complex issues. About Our Guest: Stephen didn’t always know he wanted to be an interventionist and help people change their lives. He originally pursued a career as a professional musician, receiving an undergraduate degree from the Johns Hopkins University and a graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati. By his junior year in college he outwardly seemed to have it all. However, Stephen heavily relied on alcohol, drugs and partying to cope with the rigors of music school. Stephen realized, just shortly after his 21st birthday, that if he continued down the path of substance abuse things would not end well. This insight, along with the help he received from many people, enabled him to stop partying, focus on personal growth and ultimately change his life. After graduate school, Stephen realized that the time he had spent in therapy for his unhealthy habits had really changed him and a new passion had been sparked: helping others find recovery from substance use and mental health disorders. Stephen studied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) under David Burns, MD, the famed author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy who also invented TEAM Therapy, an advanced form of CBT. Stephen is the first Interventionist to achieve Level 3 certification as a TEAM therapist. He has also received certifications from the founders of ARISE Intervention, Systemic Family Intervention and most recently the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals. Stephen is a member of the Network of Independent Interventionists, as well as the Association of Intervention Specialists. Learn More about Stephen and get resources at sfintervention.com.

Over 20 million people over the age of 12 struggle with addiction in the United States alone (and that doesn't even include tobacco).  Despite its prevalence, addiction is still considered taboo, and the stigma attached remains strong.  As with most things that are kept under wraps, there are a ton of misconceptions about addiction and recovery.  In this podcast I speak with Stephen Pfleiderer, a recovered addict, recovery coach and interventionist in San Francisco, and he shares his thoughts on these complex issues. About Our Guest: Stephen didn’t always know he wanted to be an interventionist and help people change their lives. He originally pursued a career as a professional musician, receiving an undergraduate degree from the Johns Hopkins University and a graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati. By his junior year in college he outwardly seemed to have it all. However, Stephen heavily relied on alcohol, drugs and partying to cope with the rigors of music school. Stephen realized, just shortly after his 21st birthday, that if he continued down the path of substance abuse things would not end well. This insight, along with the help he received from many people, enabled him to stop partying, focus on personal growth and ultimately change his life. After graduate school, Stephen realized that the time he had spent in therapy for his unhealthy habits had really changed him and a new passion had been sparked: helping others find recovery from substance use and mental health disorders. Stephen studied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) under David Burns, MD, the famed author of Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy who also invented TEAM Therapy, an advanced form of CBT. Stephen is the first Interventionist to achieve Level 3 certification as a TEAM therapist. He has also received certifications from the founders of ARISE Intervention, Systemic Family Intervention and most recently the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals. Stephen is a member of the Network of Independent Interventionists, as well as the Association of Intervention Specialists. Learn More about Stephen and get resources at <a href="http://sfintervention.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sfintervention.com</a>.

Pure Curiosity: Stephen Pfleiderer - An Interventionist's Take on Addiction & Recovery