Raymond S. Estefania, MS, LMHC, CAP
Mr. Ray Estefania is the former Director of South Miami Hospital’s Adolescent Addiction Treatment Program. His current role is Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Family Recovery Specialists (Miami, FL), an intensive outpatient program for adolescents and young adults that also provides concierge crisis/case management and intervention services. Mr. Estefania has been working as an addiction counselor for over 18 years and was formerly the Adolescent Program Supervisor at Suburban Hospital’s Addiction Treatment Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He has worked extensively as drug and alcohol counselor, adolescent counselor , interventionist and as a family therapist in the field of addiction treatment. Mr. Estefania is a considered an expert in the field and frequently provides education and training to physicians, nurses, other mental health professionals, teachers and school administrators on topics related to addiction and recovery.
Mr. Estefania earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Florida and his graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Certified Addiction Professional in the state of Florida and an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. In addition, he has received intensive training and supervision at the University of Miami’s Center for Treatment Research on Adolescents Drug Abuse (CTRADA). Mr. Estefania also has extensive education and experience working with many other mental health issues. He has specific experience working as an adolescent counselor but is also comfortable working with adults as well.
Over the span of his career, Mr. Estefania has also been very involved in the prevention of substance abuse in children. He has organized and implemented numerous substance abuse prevention programs in both public and private schools in the Washington D.C. and South Florida regions. He has acted as a consultant to numerous independent schools to address the issue of student alcohol and substance abuse. He has coached thousands of parents on ways to prevent substance abuse in children. Mr. Estefania is also in private practice in the South Miami area providing psychotherapy, recovery coaching, parent effectiveness training, as well as intervention and placement services to adults, adolescents and families.
He is a member in good standing of the American Counseling Association, the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) and the Network of Independent Interventionists. He was selected to be a member of the City of South Miami’s Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking and Drug Use as well as a member of the Board of Directors for Informed Families, The Florida Family Partnership. Ray is also a member of the Advisory Board for The Health Information Project, a school based health education program which increases awareness and access to healthcare for students in Miami Dade County schools. Mr. Estefania is a frequent speaker to schools, parent groups and community organizations and has been a guest on both radio and television programs on various topics including prevention, parenting, addiction and recovery.
Here is a link to a presentation Mr. Estefania did for Belen Jesuit Preparatory School for Red Ribbon Week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRvWv_d_E64
Ana M. Moreno, MS, LMHC
Ana Moreno is psychotherapist working in South Miami, Florida and Co-Founder of Family Recovery Specialists, a program that provides addiction treatment and consulting services. She has been working in the field of substance abuse for over eleven years in a well established program where she served as a senior adolescent counselor and supervisor of the program. Ana has worked extensively with adolescents, young adults, and family members who have been affected by the disease of alcohol and drug addiction. Ms. Moreno also has vast experience in working with the parents of addicted teenagers. Ms. Moreno earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Florida International University and her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from St. Thomas University. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida. Ms. Moreno is a frequent speaker at public and private middle and high schools. Ms. Moreno has been an expert guest on radio and television dealing with the topics of adolescent substance abuse and addiction. She is a member in good standing of the American Counseling Association (ACA).
Ms. Moreno contributed to a study titled Synthetic Cannabinoid Use: A Case Series of Adolescents. This article was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health in October of 2011. To read the article please click:
http://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(11)00277-1/fulltext
Ms. Moreno was interviewed by WSVN in a news story about the dangers in our own homes. There has been an increase in the abuse of prescription medications and over the counter medications by teens and young adults. To learn more please click:
http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/parent/MI82498/
Parents dreams for the children is for them to accomplish more than they did. What happens if your child is struggling in school? What can a parent do to help their teenagers complete their high school education? Here are some tips:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7785870/how_to_prevent_your_teen_from_being.html?cat=25
Hugh Humphery, MD
Dr. Hugh Humphery completed residency training in Adult Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry also under the auspices of Duke University Medical Center, where he served as a Chief Resident. Dr. Humphery earned his medical degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to attending medical school he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees from Lawrence University and from Florida International University. Dr. Humphery is an alumnae of Markham College in Lima, Peru.
Upon completing his training at Duke, Dr. Humphery relocated to Miami where he joined the faculty of the department of psychiatry at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine as Assistant Professor. Dr. Humphery is a clinical researcher at FIU’s Center for Children and Families. He also established a private psychiatry practice in 2011 where he sees children, adolescents, and young adults. A billingual practitioner (English/Spanish), Dr. Humphery’s areas of research and interest include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, eating disorders, Consult Liaison (CL) psychiatry, and sleep medicine.
Dr. Humphery joined Family Recovery Specialists as Medical Director in 2011.