Families First Interventions

Jessica North is a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor and Interventionist with 25 years of experience in all areas of substance abuse treatment. She holds a Masters Degree in Behavioral Health from the United States International University and a Certification from the University of California San Diego.

As a former broadcast journalist, Ms. North has also served the San Diego community as a Media Advisor and Public Information Officer for the San Diego Coalition on Alcohol and Drug problems and the California Women's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Dependencies, and is a founding Board Member of the National Council on Alcoholism.

North is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional and offers corporations and businesses consultation services specializing on issues of addiction in the workplace. She also offers workshops and seminars throughout Southern California on issues of addiction treatment, interventions and family recovery.

"Interventions are the most rewarding work I do. Bringing a family back together in the midst of tragedy and heartbreak, and witnessing the miracle of recovery for the entire family unit is powerfully gratifying. The idea that someone should hit his or her own bottom is a death sentence in many cases. To intervene in a loved one's disease process before the end stage is a great act of love and courage. I feel privilidged to be trusted with the responsibility to come into people's lives and offer an option to the powerlessness of their current experience of addiction."