Intervention Specialists is based in New York City with team members in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, Washington, D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, Boise, Portland and Chicago.


Brad Lamm, BR-I Founder & President / Board-Registered Interventionist
Brad Lamm is the Founder and President of Intervention Specialists, a family education and crisis intervention agency. Author, educator and interventionist best known for helping people make life-enhancing change on the Dr. OZ Show. Brad has popularized his Invitation to Change method of intervention. Brad believes an identified loved one’s support group is uniquely poised to offer support, accountability and structure from a beginning point of love and honesty – no matter how broken-down, discouraged or troubled they feel. Previously a network affiliate News Anchor, Brad created and produced the eight-part docu-series “Addicted to Food” – airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He appears regularly on The Today Show and Nancy Grace. He teaches clinical workshops across the nation on family systems and his invitational lifestyle intervention. His books include.

His books include:
- How to Help the One You Love: A New Way to Intervene
- JUST 10 LBS: Easy Steps to Weighing What You Want (Finally!)
- JUST 10 LBS WORKBOOK: Read – Write – Discover
- How to Change Someone You Love: Four Steps to Help You Help Them


Kathy Leigh Willis, Ph.D, BR-II, CADC II, NCAC II (CEAP-Ret.)
Director / Family Care
Dr. Willis has been working in addiction treatment, family counseling, Employee Assistance and education for over 30 years. She is a former Executive President of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC), and served on the Executive Board of NAADAC, in addition to serving as the National Chair of the “Women and Addiction” committee. She has been an educator of addiction counselors in many schools including the University of California at Davis in the Addiction Studies Program, and the University of Nevada/Bureau of Alcohol and Drug summer school for Employee Assistance Professionals for 15 years. Dr. Willis has studied and presented at national conferences on multi-generational trauma and addiction.

Jonathan Rauch, BR-I, BS (Psychology), CAI
Board-Registered Interventionist
With more than 300 successful interventions behind him, Jonathan is a compassionate and experienced interventionist, who has a terrific track record of helping families in crisis. His deft touch is evident in our programing and the work we do. Jonathan travels extensively helping families in crisis.

Bryant Stiney, CAI, CHFT
Interventionist & Client Services Manager
Bryant has been working with folks around change since 1990. HE focuses on how the physical and spiritual are connected throughout the recovery process, and reflect his keen understanding of human physiology and body mechanics. Bryant adeptly addresses the specific needs of bariatric and disordered eating clients as well as those with chemical dependency. Bryant has been with Intervention Specialists since our inception.

Sean Firtel, CAI, RAS
Interventionist
Based in San Diego, Sean opened our Southern California office and has a depth of care and commitment to client services that goes above and beyond. Sean specializes in the resistant client – and became clean and sober following his own intervention. Twelve years ago Sean successfully intervened on his own father who remains sober today.

Kathy Oyler
Interventionist
Kathy Oyler has been working in the field of addiction recovery for over nine years where she learned of her passion and knowledge for interventions. Kathy has the opportunity of working directly with physicians during the detoxification portion of treatment. Kathy is a Christian and specializes in working with families of faith. With her own personal battles of alcohol and drug addiction she brings to you compassion and an understanding of the disease that only another alcoholic or addict can relate to.

Alicia Cooper
Administrative Director / Family Care
Since 2003 Alicia Cooper has been helping individuals and families transition from binding addictions into recovery and wholeness. In her role as Director of Family Care, Alicia draws on a dynamic and unique set of skills that allow her to carefully and compassionately work with the families we help. From the very first point of contact, all the way through to coordinating with the Interventionists in our Recovery Team, Alicia works with families to help bring hope, recovery and change to those they love.

Patricia Robert
HelpLine Manager / Family Care
Patricia joined Intervention Specialists in 2008, and fills an invaluable role in helping the First Caller navigate the intervention and case management options in the midst of crisis. Patricia lives and works in New York City.

Pastor Gregg, MA Div.
Spiritual Director / Family Care
Gregg is a Quaker pastor and teacher. He received his B.A. degree in History, Literature & Philosophy from George Fox University in 1980. His Master of Divinity degree came from George Fox Seminary in 1984. He has spent the past 24 years meeting wounded people where they are at and journeying with them toward wholeness.