Oklahoma
Vicky Robinson
Founder/Therapist Refine Counseling
Region: Edmond, Oklahoma
Email: vicky@refinecounseling.org
Phone: 405-641-0686
Vicky Robinson, founder of Refine Counseling, is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) in the great state of Oklahoma. Vicky holds a Master of Science degree with additional course work in alcohol and drug addiction, co-dependency, trauma, and play therapy. Her specialized training by Patrick Carnes, PhD has awarded her with national certification of Certified Sex Addiction Therapist by the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. Vicky is also certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) by The EMDR Institute developed by Francine Shaprio as a Level II clinician to aid in treatment of trauma. She has also been trained with John and Elaine Leadem as a Certified Raising the Bottoms Interventionist.
Vicky is a person of long-term recovery who has been working in the field of addiction since 2005. Her expertise includes modalities raging from 12 Step recovery, residential and out-patient treatment to intensive psycho-therapy for recovering individuals, couples, and families.
Vicky’s personal life journey was threatened by addiction, yet she and her family celebrate approximately 235 years of recovery. She and her husband, Chuck, share a passion to aid families struggling with life’s hurts, habit, and hang-ups. Together they speak and educate their community, state, and nation about addictions, through various venues and ministries. Vicky’s mission is to share the same freedom and hope she and her family have experienced by transforming minds and changing lives.
Testimonial
Over my years of recovery, I have heard many stories of relapsing into old patterns of coping with our hurts, habits, and hang ups that happen in life. An Ounce of Prevention: A Course in Relapse Prevention is a valuable aide to look at relapse as a process that can be prevented. During my training as a Certified Relapse Prevention Navigator, I explored areas of my own life that still need to be refined. Exploring situations and events that have occurred and might occur can help prepare one for the challenges of life. I have used this course both in individual and group settings and it is very effective. I encourage others to explore this course.
Chuck Robinson III
National Director of Christian Programming and Outreach
Region: Edmond, Oklahoma
Email: chuck@refinecounseling.org
Phone: 405-823-1356
Chuck Robinson, a native of Oklahoma City, graduated with a Business Management degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1988, and a Masters of Arts in Substance Abuse Studies in 2012. Chuck is also a licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, a Licensed Minister and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. While attending Henderson Hills Baptist Church, located in Edmond, Oklahoma, he served on staff at the Ministries of Jesus for eight (8) years as the first pastor of recovery and director of recovery overseeing the Celebrate Recovery program.
Robinson currently works with Elements Behavioral Health, serving as the National Director of Christian Programing and Outreach, taking what has successfully been accomplished locally to the national level.
Desiring to share his life’s work and experiences, Chuck wrote his first book, published in 2016, called ‘Loving the Addict in Your Pew, a roadmap for building a church-based recovery ministry.’
Chuck is a person of long term recovery making him uniquely qualified to help those struggling with addiction issues seeking long-term solutions. Because of his dedication to sobriety, Chuck is still faithful to attending recovery meetings no matter what city or state he may visit. Chuck and his wife Vicky celebrate over 35 years of marriage and are active volunteers in their church and community. Having achieved long-term recovery, they enjoy life to the fullest with their four married sons and eight, beautiful grandchildren.
Testimonial
Being a person in long-term recovery, I have found that the culture of the recovery community ‘expects’ and ‘accepts’ relapse as a part of the recovery process. Although we don’t shame a person if relapse does occurs, our staff explains to the newly sober person that it doesn’t ‘need’ to be a part of the path to recovery. The Leadem’s have developed a course book that can be used between a sponsor and sponsee, a counselor and client or in a group processing setting. The coursework focuses on symptoms, character flaws and shortcomings that plague each and every one of us. An Ounce of Prevention: A Course in Relapse Prevention provides a simple yet detailed path an end user can follow to complete a highly personalized relapse prevention plan so that he or she can “see the relapse coming” and remain abstinent. I strongly recommend this in-depth study as a foundational piece to the program of recovery.
