About Mary Cook

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I have been an addiction counselor for 44 years.  I am available for sessions in my office or by telephone.  See Contact page for more information.

 

I was a Professor at Cal State University Dominguez Hills for 29 years in the Alcohol/Drug Counseling Certification Program.  I also taught psychology and addiction studies at University of California Irvine and Los Angeles Harbor College. 

 

I have been a speaker for various universities, conferences, treatment centers and corporations, and I was a national conference presenter for Hazelden’s 2008 Women Healing Conference Series.  I have been interviewed numerous times for radio and video shows. 
 

My book, Grace Lost and Found is available at Barnes & Noble Bookstores, Amazon.com and other independent and online bookstores.  See Book page for information and links. 

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I am the author of Counselor Development in The Clinical Supervisor Training Manual, published by Breining Research & Education Foundation, and the author of A Kohutian Analysis of the Nightingale in the book Listening Perspectives in Psychotherapy.  Additionally, I am a contributing editor for Keys to Recovery newspaper.