Dr. Michael Barnes is a Licensed Addiction Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Diplomate in the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. He is the Director of the Michael Barnes Family Institute @ NFT, Senior Clinical Consultant at the Foundry Steamboat, and owner of Barnes Education and Consulting, LLC. Dr. Barnes was the Chief Clinical Officer at Foundry Steamboat. He has developed trauma-integrated clinical models for treating individuals with co-occurring addiction and trauma. He recently developed a Trauma Integrated Family Program for the families of individuals struggling with addiction and traumatic stress issues. Dr. Barnes speaks nationally on Families, Trauma, and Addiction, Trauma Integrated Addiction Treatment, and Compassion Fatigue. He recently published a book, “When the Solution Becomes the Problem: Helping Families Struggling with Addiction and Trauma.” Dr. Barnes received his BA in Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, his M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Pittsburgh, and his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University.