Lucy
Brown
Lucy has been active in the addictions field for over 25 years and
has owned Avenues to Recovery Inc since 2003.
She is a nationally certified addictions professional.
She has the following credentials in substance abuse counseling: She is a
Licensed Addictions Counselor in the State of Kansas and a CADC III. She
is also certified for counseling in accordance with Kansas SB 123 and SB
67. Lucy is also certified by the Association of Intervention Specialists
as a Board Registered Interventionist II. This means she is part of a
select few with this qualification in this part of the country. Lucy is
qualified to help families deal with the trauma of a family member with
alcoholism or drug addictions by helping set up a loving and compassionate
intervention for the suffering family member. It is Lucy’s belief that an
intervention is a planned interaction between an individual and a group whose
sole purpose is to modify the individual’s dependence on a harmful substance or
practice.
Lucy is a native of
Duluth, MN and has lived in Olathe since 1993. Upon graduating from high school
she attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN where she obtained a Bachelor’s
Degree. Prior to Olathe, she lived and worked in the Twin Cities and the
Chicago area. She and her husband are proud parents of three children;
Patrick who is an Architect in Chicago, Emily has a Master’s Degree in Public
Policy from the University of Minnesota and works in Prevention and Social
Policy. Our youngest Jeanne graduated from the University of Kansas in 2011 and
is working for an advertising agency in Kansas City.
David
Brown
David grew up in the UK and came to the States in 1974. He is a
Licensed Addictions Counselor in the State of Kansas. He is also a member of
AIS, A member of the Board and is an active and skilled Interventionist. He is
a Board Registered Interventionist I. He is passionate about working with the
addict and alcoholic and to giving back what was so freely given to him. He has
also attended a great deal of training regarding interventions and has attended
the Family Meeting Approach Intervention Training given by the Illinois
Institute for Addiction Recovery. He has also participated in the Professionals
in Residence Program at the Betty Ford Center and he has done the same kind of
training at Hazelden. David is very involved in the day to day running of the
business and marketing but at the same time is passionate about counseling and
carries his own case load. He was trained in engineering and worked all over
the world doing international sales in the power generation business. David has
been involved in addiction and recovery for 29 years.
Dalayna
Hicks
Dalayna is a determined, hard working person who loves helping others in
their journey for recovery. She has been invested in the addiction field for 8
years. She is a Licensed Addiction Counselor in the State of Kansas. She
has had experience in the first step of getting sober by assisting individuals
through the withdrawal process. She has facilitated substance abuse
groups for adolescents and adults in each level of care available. She has been
involved in special training for domestic violence and the relation to
addiction. Dalayna has served on community drug and alcohol advisory
boards. She has been a voice in the community speaking at schools,
churches, support meetings, and special events about her own pursuit to
sobriety. Dalayna has been a resident of the Kansas City area for 15
years. She is married with a grand total of eight sons and three
granddaughters. She is as passionate about her family as she is in her
work with recovering people.