Meet our highly qualified Owner/Operator

Kiernan Gamel, LMSW, CCS, CAADC, SAP

Founder 

Certified Substance Abuse Specialist

Email: info@pacificsubstanceabuse.com

Telephone: (517) 416-2010

Kiernan holds a Master's in Social Work from Eastern Michigan University with a concentration in Mental Health and Chemical Dependency. He is a licensed social worker (LMSW), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS), Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CAADC) and Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) .

Kiernan has extensive experience in mental health diagnosis and treatment. For thirty-eight years, he has specialized in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders as a program director, clinical supervisor, addictions therapist, and substance abuse specialist.  During this time, he has worked in a wide range of socio-cultural settings, such as in California at the Betty Ford Center; in the West Indies at Crossroads Center, Eric Clapton’s alcohol & drug treatment center; and in Michigan at the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Michigan Department of Corrections managing substance abuse programming for eight Michigan Prisons.

Currently, Kiernan works for the Department of Veteran Affairs and provides alcohol and drug assessments and evaluations for those seeking license restoration, court and or probation assessments and SAP services for Department of Transportation violations.