As founder of Intervention Services of Arizona, and a Board Certified Interventionist, Julian Pickens, Ed.D. has been helping families across the country give their loved ones the opportunity to choose the path of recovery since 1976. Dr. Pickens is a pioneer in the field of intervention in Arizona, and a noted speaker on the intervention process nationally. He retired from Valley Hope Association after 26 years of service. He completed post-doctoral work in the School of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University in 1975, and while there, trained under the father of modern intervention, Dr. Vernon Johnson. He has conducted over 2000 interventions and is nationally licensed by the Association of Intervention Specialists. He is licensed in Arizona as an Independent Substance Abuse Counselor, as well as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

Kathy Marcil. M.S. has been conducting interventions for 30 years. She is a Licensed Addiction Counselor, Nationally Certified Addiction Counselor II, Certified Critical Incident Stress De-briefer, Board Registered Interventionist II, and certified Master Trainer by addiction pioneer, Ernie Larsen. She was a co-founder and VP of Clinical Services of Employee Assistance Program Consultants, Inc (which contracted with 120 companies) for 18 years, focusing on “The Impaired Professional.” She was an addiction counselor for the Villa Residential Treatment Center at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital-Scottsdale for 5 years. Celebrating 32 yrs of sobriety, Kathy has a passion for helping women, couples, and families in early recovery. Kathy is a member of the National Speakers Association, and a nationally recognized speaker on issues of addiction, intervention and recovery.

Jerry L. Law, D. Min., is a veteran of 30 years in the corporate world, and his strong leadership and organizational skills lend themselves naturally to the intervention process. He is a Certified National Drug and Alcohol Interventionist and a Certified Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counselor. He serves as Pastor of Counseling at Faith Family Church in Chandler, Arizona, and has a Doctorate Degree in Biblical Counseling, with an undergraduate degree in Theology. Jerry is a member of NAADAC, The Association of Interventionist Specialists, The American Association of Christian Counselors, and is Board Certified by the International Board of Christian Counselors. In recovery himself, Jerry brings compassion and a first-hand understanding about how critical it is to break the cycle of addiction in the professional world as well as within the family.

Following 20 years as a business owner, Rob transitioned into the social services arena in 1987. He brings his experience in industry and the non-profit sector to bear on reducing the
individual, social and economic consequences of substance abuse. In private practice, he focuses on substance abuse counseling for individuals and families. Rob served as Clinical Director for Community Bridges, a non-profit detoxification and treatment facility, and most recently as Policy Advisor to the Governor of Arizona in the areas of substance abuse and behavioral health disorders. He is committed to delivering effective intervention and treatment services to individuals and families in crisis due to substance abuse.

Leonard has been a substance abuse counselor for over twenty-five years.  He has specialized in relapse prevention for the majority of his career in the recovery treatment field.  Leonard has facilitated both primary care and aftercare groups.  He is a past faculty member of the Symposium of Addictive Disorders, and of the Southwestern School of Behavioral Health Studies.  The enthusiasm and momentum that Leonard adds to our group stems from his desire to help good people become well people along with his efforts to reunite families.