Gerald Opthof
(201) 263-0202
192 Third Avenue
Suite 1-B
Westwood, NJ 07675
Gerald@gaotherapy.com
CREDENTIALS

Licensed Professional Counselor (L.P.C.)

Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (L.C.A.D.C.)

Certified Social Worker (C.S.W.)

Substance Awareness Coordinator (S.A.C.)

Master Addiction Counselor (M.A.C.)

National Certified Counselor (N.C.C.)

Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor

Substance Abuse Professional (S.A.P.)




Advance trainings:
 

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Level 2, 2004

Training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Level 1 by originator Dr. Francine Shapiro, 2004

 

Training in Crisis Response by the National Organization of Victim Advocacy (NOVA) 

 

Training in Family Therapy at the Ackerman Institute in Manhattan

Training in Trauma and Grief by the Nox Institute 

 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • November 2002 appointed Chairperson to the Prevention Sub-Committee of the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (GCADA)
  • March 2002 appointed to serve a 5-year term as a member of the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (GCADA)
  • October 2004 Co-founded the Not-For-Profit – National Coalition for the Advancement of Drug-Free Athletics, Inc.


MEMBERSHIPS:

American Counseling Association (ACA)

NAADAC:  The Association For Addiction Professionals

EMDR Institute


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