Health Mental, SUD, Gambling Addiction, Peer Services, Story Tell
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LD Coaching (Owner) Consultant / Coach / Advocate / Trainer
Lesa Densmore, CRPA, CCARRC, RCT, DRS
Industry Consulting / Client Advocate (Mental Health, Addictions, Domestic Violence, Developmental Disabilities, Recovery, Wellness, Professional Development, Peer Services, Program Planning and Development)
Recovery Wellness and Health Coaching Program Planning (individual, family, corporate)
3 level Inter-mediation (local, national)
Keynote Speaker, Writer, Trainer, Instructor,
CRCC – Empathia Crisis Response Call Center Specialsit
CCARRC (Recovery Coach) RCT (Recovery Coach Trainer)
NY State EAP Certified Trainer / Consultant / Training Developer #110*******
NY State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate #100002
NY State (OASAS) Certified Education and Training Provider #1206
Customers / Contractors
Harbour Pointe Residential Treatment – Baltimore, Md.
First Step Residential Treatment – Chatham, NJ.
Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Referral Agency – Clifton Springs, NY.
Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare – Syracuse, NY.
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) – Indianapolis, IN.
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) – Quantico, VA.
NY State Employee Assistance Program – Albany, NY.
Mohawk Community College – Utica, NY.
Powered By Me Inc. – Baltimore, MD.
Connecticut Lottery Corporation – Hartford, CT.
East Coast Athletic Conference – Scranton, PA.
1995 – 2009
Body Logics, Owner – Health Coach / Certified Fitness and Nutrition Consultant
Program Planning and Development: Individual, Corporate, Community
Health / Wellness / Fitness / Nutrition
Problem Eating / Food Addictions
Smoking Cessation / Substance Abuse
Diabetes management / Stress management
Strength and Conditioning (student, amateur, professional athletes)
1993 – 1995
Golds Gym
Certified Fitness and Nutrition Consultant
Certified Personal Trainer / Health Coach / Instructor
1989 – 1993
University of Maine (Health Science)
Professional Experiences, Accomplishments, and Affiliations
Accompanied Executive Director (Harbour Pointe) in providing substance abuse and problem gambling education/awareness to FBI Trainees at FBI Headquarters (Quantico, VA.)
Panelist for NY State gambling addiction training (Middletown, NY.)
Member of NY States gambling addiction Steering Committee (Albany, NY)
Spokesperson for NY State Recovery Campaign representing gambling addiction (Albany, NY)
Speaker on problem gambling at NY State Recovery Campaign Rally (NYC)
Featured in a 4-part series in Inside Addiction (The Magazine)
Interview published with Chatham Patch Newspaper educating on treatment/awareness/prevention (gambling addiction)
Co-conducted with the NCAA (8) awareness & education programs on drug use and sports wagering at the NCAA March Madness Tournament (Newark, NJ. and Philadelphia, PA.)
Gambling Presenter at the NCAA West Coast Regional Rule/ Regulations Seminar (Phoenix, AZ.)
Gambling Presenter at the NCAA East Coast Regional Rules/ Regulations Seminar (Tampa, FL.)
Co-Presented with the FBI & Maryland Council at the National “Powered by Me” Conference (Baltimore, Md.) sport-athlete specific gambling education/awareness
Featured on Fox 45 Baltimore evening news “Top Story” gambling addiction
Presented at NCAA in-service on student-athlete pitfalls to gambling (Indianapolis, IN.)
Addiction Education Article featured in NCAA Compliance Magazine
Approved trainer/consultant for NY State (crisis and addiction) #110*******
Co-presented with Dr. Karen Weaver at “You can bet you’re a Target” gambling workshop for the SAAC Committee of the NEAC (Clark Summitt, PA.)
Obtained CCARRC Addiction Recovery Coach credential (Goshen, NY) OASAS
Obtained RCT Addiction Recovery Coach Trainer credential (Goshen, NY) OASAS
Approved Speaker for NCPG (REAP Program) Risk Education and Performance
Established “Game Over” program/presentation for Students / Athletes on pitfalls of gambling and addictive vices
Conducted (2) workshops on high school aged addictions at the National “Powered by Me” Student / Athlete Conference (Baltimore, MD.)
Panelist / Exhibitor / Attendee at NY Council Problem Gambling Conference (Albany, NY.)
Featured in educational 3-part series on addiction for The Press Box, Television and The Press Box, Online
Approved /Referred Speaker for CCPG College Education and Awareness Grant Program
Conducted Understanding Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gaming Workshop for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and Senior Executives
(Rocky Hill, CT)
Presenter/Panelist and Exhibitor at CCPG Annual Conference “Family Youth and Internet Gambling” On the Horizon (Westbrook, CT)
Co-Presented training “Understanding Addiction” Syracuse Behavioral Health (Syr. NY)
Presented on Replacement Addictions for those seeking recovery from substance addictions at Syracuse Behavioral Health (Syr. NY)
Keynote Speaker MCPG (Waterville, ME)
Keynote Speaker “Pathways to Recovery” MCPG (Waterville, ME)
Keynote Speaker “Treating the Addicted”- Alternatives to Traditional Treatment MCPG (Waterville, ME)
Keynote Speaker “A Dose of Reality” on Teen Emotional Wellness (Teen addiction, Anger, Problem Behavior) at OHHS Wellness Day for Teens (Oxford Hills, ME)
CRPA Credentialed # 100002 NY State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate
Keynote Speaker “You Bet your Life” College Substance Abuse and Problem Gambling on the Rise at Mohawk Community College (Utica, NY)
Feature Interview for Know the Odds Resource Book
OASAS Certified Education and Training Provider #1203
Developed and delivered Drug Trends: Heroin and Marijuana training (10 regions of NY State) for NYS EAP Program and Providers
Capital Region (Albany, NY)
Broome County, NY (Binghamton Region)
Utica Region (Utica, NY)
Rochester Region (Rochester NY)
Central New York Region (Syracuse, NY)
Adirondack Region (Lake Placid, NY)
Western New York Region (West Seneca, NY)
New York City Region (Brooklyn)
Long Island Region (Happauge)
Mid-Hudson Region (Poughkeepsie)
Keynote Speaker (Windsor High School Drug Awareness Day) (Windsor, NY)
Round table Leader/Presenter WCDA Drug Awareness Symposium (Windsor, NY)
Developed and delivered: Substance Abuse – Parents and Teens training (10 regions of NY State) for NYS EAP Program and Providers
Watertown, NY
Utica, NY
Binghamton, NY
Rochester, NY
Buffalo, NY
Long Island, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Plattsburg, NY
Albany, NY
Napanoch, NY
Developed and Delivered Changing Courses (peer based recover class) Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare (Syracuse, NY)
Developed and Delivered Bridging the Gap: Understanding Peer Based Recovery Support Services, Finger Lakes Addiction Counseling and Referral Agency ( Clifton Springs, NY)
Developed and Delivered: Technology Addiction – When the Internet is the Enemy ( 10 regions of NY State) NYS EAP Program and Providers
Syracuse, NY
Utica, NY
Binghamton, NY
Rochester, NY
Buffalo, NY
Long Island, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Lewis, NY
Albany, NY
Watertown, NY
Consultant FLACRA – Finger Lakes Addiction Counseling and Referral Agency : Peer Support Services and Residential Redesign
Developed and Delivered: Drugs in the Workplace – Prescription and Over-the-Counter Misuse and Abuse ( 11 regions of NY State ) NYS EAP Program and Providers
Plattsburg, NY
Syracuse, NY
Albany, NY
Buffalo, NY
Rochester, NY
Long Island, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Binghamton, NY
Utica, NY
Ogdensburg, NY
New Paltz, NY
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