Patricia M. Pike, CEO of Interventions Canada, an Certified Intervention Professional and Addiction Specialist, is a trained expert with over 25 years of professional experience in the field of behavioral heath treatment, specializing in addiction and alcoholism. Ms. Pike holds a master accredited certification in addiction studies and conducts successful interventions nationally and internationally. Patricia is a Licensed Advance Alcohol Drug Counselor (LAADC), Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC-II), long standing member of the Canadian Addiction Counselor Association Federation, internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor through the IC&RC (I.C.A.D.C), Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), through the Pennsylvania Certification Board and Adult Instructor Diploma (AID).
Patricia sits on the board of the Association Intervention Specialist (AIS) and is a member of The Network of Independent Interventionist (NII). She has helped hundreds of individuals and families struggling with addiction and mental health challenges.
Ms. Pike draws both professionally and from her own personal journey, with over 28 years in recovery. Patricia is passionate about advocating for untreated individuals and their families affected by addiction and/or mental health challenges. Patricia believes that she does not end up in the lives of her clients by mistake but that her vast experience, genuine nature and passion for helping others creates a connection with her clients.
Addiction is a global crisis and it has never been more important to have highly effective and ethical approaches for interventions from a certified and credentialed interventionist. Patricia has an extraordinary success rate for helping those in need to access treatment and achieve recovery, as well as helping to facilitate the healing process for the entire family.
Education
CADC-II :Member of the California Certification Board of Alcohol & Drug Counsellors
I.C.A.D.C: International Certified Alcohol & Drug Certification
CIP: Certified Intervention Professional (CIP)
AIS : Association of Intervention Specialists
NII: Network of Independent Interventionists
AID: Adult Instructor Diploma Simon Fraser University
CACCF: Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (Education Provider)
CCAPP: California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (Education Provider
PCB/ CIP: Pennsylvania Certification Board Education Provider)
Professional Background
Ms. Pike is a highly effective trauma-informed and family systemic interventionist with an extraordinary success rate of 92% for guiding those in need of accepting professional help. Her professional services provide both traditional (surprise) intervention approach and family systemic (invitational) intervention approach, recovery case management services, addiction assessments, treatment placements, recovery coaching, sober escorts, virtual family programs, medical detox services and professional intervention trainings.
Patricia holds citizenship both in Canada and the United States which gives her a diverse perspective of working in both countries.
Ms. Pike’s professional approaches include Family and client-centered approach, Family systems approach, Solution-focused brief therapy, Narrative therapy, Motivational interviewing (MI), Disease model of addiction, Attachment theory, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Model of change, and Harm reduction. Her unique and alternative experiences include working with complex mental health and addiction diverse cultures, first nation populations, music/entertainment industry, and employer/ businesses.
Ms. Pike is an education consultant, she developed a three-day orientation training program that focuses on the principles, philosophies, and basics behind the most popular intervention disciplines utilized today. The training is beneficial to those working in the addiction, mental health, medical, legal and first responder fields. Intervention 101 training gives a broad overview of what is to be expected, introduces resources, and will guide you through how best to assist in the intervention process.