I attended the University of Florida, where I got his Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. I have been a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Substance Abuse Practitioner and have been in private practice for over thirty years. I have been a clinician and consultant in addictions and mental health for over forty years. I have given many seminars to other professionals on addiction, families, childhood trauma, and clinical practices and supervised over 30 people for their licensure. I have presented workshops and training locally, nationally and internationally. In 2001, I presented at the American Counseling Association Conference in New Orleans. In 2010, I conducted a 3-day workshop sponsored by the US State Department in Mauritania Africa on “High Risk Youth and Resiliency” My book, Getting Unstuck: Practical Guidance for Counselors: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do is now available at jonwindercounseling.com or from Amazon Books.