April 2007 SPP Alumni Retreat - South Pacific Private Rehab Hospital

Getting to know our Speakers for the 2007 Alumni Retreat

We are pleased to say some of your favourite SPP experts will be presenting or facilitating at this year’s retreat, they are listed below (in alphabetical order):

	Lorraine Wood, Director & Co-founder Lorraine Wood is the Director, and, with her late husband Bill, Co-founder of South Pacific Private. The Woods personal journey's of recovery had taken them to The Meadows in Arizona. Where they discovered a place to enrich, nurture and heal. This experience so profoundly affect their lives and those of their family that Lorraine and Bill were inspired to establish a similar program here in Australia. In 1993 the Woods opened the doors of SPP and today Lorraine continues to lecture clients and to inspire all with her commitment, strength and great heart. ^ back to top
	Tjanara Goreng Goreng Tjanara is the Founder and National Convenor of the Foundation for Indigenous Recovery & Development, Australia (FIRDA). Tjanara has had a distinguished career including: therapist/trainer, and community development practitioner. Tjanara trained with John Bradshaw at his Clinic in Los Angeles in the early 1990’s and uses Non Shaming Therapy in her private practice and in professional workshops for dependency and recovery from generational family violence and abuse.
	John Falcon (1993-1995; 2004 - 2005) John Falcon began his career in the behavioural health field in the early 1980’s as a psychiatric nurse supervising adult and adolescent program within a major psychiatric hospital in southern California. From here he went on to develop treatment programs for alcohol and other drugs within the psychiatric hospital treatment setting and held several positions as a supervisor, program developer and trainer. John then moved to Sydney and worked as the Director of Curriculum with the Australian Institute of Counselling in Addictions, providing training in the field of addictions to the Australian Defence Force. John went on to join the staff at South Pacific Private in 1993 and returned in 2004 as the Clinical Director of Program Development and Training. Falcon completed his Masters degree at Macquarie University Sydney in 1998, registered as a Psychologist in 1992 in NSW and became a member of the Australian Psychological Society. ^ back to top
	Maria Dolenc Maria is a qualified Gestalt Therapist and Addictions Counsellor working with individuals and groups. She has lectured on Holistic Counselling at Nature Care College. Maria presents lectures and conducts workshops at South Pacific Private where she works as a Family Therapist and also has her own private practice. She currently works with individuals and couples in counselling and group work including Family Constellation workshops. ^ back to top
	Dr Ben Teoh (2004-now) Dr Ben Teoh is a medical graduate of the University of NSW. He is a Consultant Psychiatrist and a Physician in Addiction Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physician, Chapter on Addiction Medicine. He completed a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy from the University of NSW and wrote a thesis on the psychotherapy of depression. Dr Teoh has special interests in Mood / Anxiety Disorders and Alcohol / Substance Addiction. He has been a Consultant in a Mood Disorders Unit for more than 15 years, and he is a Member of the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal. He is actively involved in forensic issues and mental health. Dr Teoh is the Director of Clinical Services and Medical Superintendent, South Pacific Private.
	Nancy Leadbeatter Nancy joined the SPP Clinical team in 1996 and over the years has taken on most of the clinical roles, including 6 years as a Primary Therapist. Today in her role as Changes therapist and as a private practitioner, Nancy brings draws on her training and skills in mediation, psychodrama, Gestalt techniques, Focusing and Family Constellations. Learning to teach the Co-dependency model in SPP's Changes Program, Nancy says, changed her life. She sees this Model as a simple but powerful way for clients to gain an understanding of themselves and their relationships enabling them to move forward with greater clarity and love of Self. Nancy's previous work includes personal growth coaching to both adults and high-school students at a leading Sydney girls school. ^ back to top
	Jackie Furey (1994 - 1997) Jackie Furey is a psychotherapist and executive coach. She is the principal of Bedrooms to Boardrooms – an organisation which supports people in developing their work/life balance. She travels internationally and nationally delivering presentations, facilitating workshops and conducting individual and group consultations. Jackie is passionate about people being empowered to choose what kind of life they want and believes her time as a therapist at South Pacific Private helped nurture this passion.