Teri D. Smith, CAS
Founder & CEO

Recovery Date: August 9, 2005

My career in helping people recover from substance use disorder began in 1999 and one thing remains the same…nothing is permanent except for change. 

Once I started looking for my own role models and letting go of the fear of asking for help I began to become the person I wanted to be. Currently I sit on the Board of the Colorado Associaton of Addiction Professionals as the voice for peer service organizations. I’ve sat on Boards for women’s programs, charitable giving foundations, business membership organizations and service organizations. I am an Alumni of the Denver Leadership Forum and Outward Bound. I have been named Business Person of the Year and have spoken on the TEDx stage. My most important achievement is letting go of my own shame so that I can join others and be a voice for those who are struggling with their “monsters”. 

I believe that, when given the right opportunity each of us will grow and prosper. 

My personal goal is to provide a supportive environment in which my team can thrive….and in turn pay it forward to our clients so that together, we can all reach our potential. My overarching goal is to help individuals who wish to recover from substance use disorder receive an opportunity to achieve their wildest dreams. 

Dr. Alacey Berumen, PhD
Clinical Director

Dr. Alacey has been trained as a Peer Recovery Coach through the CCAR Recovery Academy Certification Program. Alacey has spent many years in the Emergency Room Department helping patients who suffer from addiction and substance abuse. She understands the physical and mental effects of substance abuse and is ready to support and coach our team members through every step of the way.

Charles Van Loucks, CFPS
Director of Communications,
Peer Recovery Coach

Charles was named the Director of Communications in September 2020. He began his career in Recovery Services by building an app to help track triggers and successes. He then served the sober living community at Footprints to Recovery. He has also served as a trained Recovery Coach, impacting lives on the front lines of the battle against drugs and alcohol.

Nicole Estes, CPFS
Peer Recovery Coach

Recovery Date: November 13, 2017

Nicole Estes started working in the Addiction Recovery Industry in 2018 after seeking treatment for herself and getting sober in 2017. Nicole has worked as the Alumni Coordinator at Denver Women's Recovery and an assistant to the Behavior Health Team at New Health Pain Treatment Center. Nicole has been a Peer Recovery Coach since January 2020 and specializes in connecting with women and transgender clients. Nicole connects with clients using her personal experience as a mom, wife, sister and friend who lives a recovery lifestyle. She genuinely loves it and is ready to help the next person who is ready for support.

Cedric Clark
Peer Recovery Coach

Recovery Date: August 8, 2016

After nearly a life time of drug use and multiple attempts at recovery, being in and out of the judicial system and losing practically his whole life, Cedric woke up and realized that he had more to give than what he was doing at that time. Cedric chose to leave the oil field to pursure his passion: helping others find THIER recovery. Cedric belives in a solustion focused approach and prides himself on being a good listner.

 Cedric is CCAR certified, certified personal trainer, and is continuing his education so that her can continue to grow personally and professionally. Cedric is very much tapped into the recovery community and is full of resources. Cedric believes that addiction isn’t a morality issue but a life issue because it destroys life.

Bradely Cook, CFPS
Peer Recovery Coach

Recovery Date: August 28, 2017

After 20 plus years in active addiction, in and out of jail and prison and having to rebuild his life more times than he could count...Bradley decided it was time to implement major change in his life. Undergoing extensive treatment in a structure based recovery environment allowed him to rebuild his life for the last time. Bradley Cook has been trained as a peer recovery coach through the CCAR recovery coach academy certification program. Bradley believes that's passing on his knowledge of recovery is instrumental in helping others rebuild their own lives. 

Andrew Johnson
Peer Recovery Coach

Recovery Date: September, 2018

I have live a life full of ups and downs. I have had what I thought was everything a man could want and nothing at all. One thing that was constant through a majority of it was a dependence to drugs and alcohol. Even the thought of living life without those things seemed so far out of reach until Sep. 13, 2016. After years of being in and out of jail/work release and multiple failed attempts to get sober on my own, the light at the end of the tunnel stopped flickering. The end was finally in sight. 3 years in one of the top Drug Court Programs our country has, countless hours of therapy including EMDR, a 12 step program and a probation officer determined to see me succeed, graduation day finally cam in Oct. 2019. I spent there next 3 years in different leadership roles of Oxford House, a nation wide recovery community housing men and women searching for a pathway to their own recovery. I opened and successfully chartered 4 different homes in my area that housed over 40 men and women while holding positions at the chapter and state levels. Helped facilitate multiple fundraisers, outreach programs and community events in an effort to spread awareness and hope to those seeking answers and a way out. Having the opportunity to guide others to a successful life through their very own pathway is not only a passion of mine, its a commitment that allows me to change the way my clients see themselves and their futures, as well as assist in breaking the stigmas that have overshadowed addicts for far too long. What I didn’t prepare for was the abundance of joy and hope seen in eyes that would otherwise portray a dark a dreadful soul. It’s an unexplainable feeling few can imagine or put into words.