Adams Recovery Center has a team of professional, dedicated and experienced chemical dependency professionals. Our team is up-to-date on the latest evidence-based practices and current standards of training in the field of Alcohol and Drug counseling.
Sean Smith, MA, LSW, LICDC-CS
Sean is a highly skilled leader within the behavioral health and addiction treatment service field. He has over 30 years of experience in the helping profession and has worked multiple roles in many treatment settings and levels of care. Sean obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Ohio University and completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Western Kentucky University. He is a Licensed Social Worker and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor with Clinical Supervision Endorsement in the state of Ohio. In all Sean’s various roles, he has been passionately driven to seek out the best and to drive change and improvement while remaining focused on respecting the individual client being served. He values principles of respect, dignity and ethical integrity and is compassionately loyal to those that he serves as a leader, counselor, mentor, and director. Sean joined the leadership team at Adams Recovery Center in August 2024 as Clinical Director managing and providing clinical treatment services to our residential and outpatient clients.
Denise Brooker
Denise Brooker received her Practical Nursing certificate from Charlotte Technical College. She then passed the NCLEX to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Denise started her career in Family Practice, and then began working with the homeless population where she found her true calling: to work in the mental health field. This led her to work with those living with mental health and addiction. She started with the Discovery House in Bangor, Maine in 2009 where she was a Dispensing Nurse, and was then given the opportunity to create the Suboxone Program where she worked until 2014. She then moved to Ohio and immediately sought out employment in the addiction field. She worked for ARC as a PRN nurse until she started FT with Northland Treatment Center where she worked for 5 years. She then worked for Sunrise Treatment Center for 5 years. Denise returned to ARC in 2023 where she can continue to work with clients living with addiction and mental health giving them encouragement through their sobriety journey.
Katie Lawrence
Katie received her Bachelors in Biology from the University of Kentucky. She obtained her Masters in Nursing and eventually her Nurse Practitioner License from Xavier University. Katie has worked in addiction and mental health for the past 5 years. She is passionate about mental health and addiction treatment and advocates for the need for improved care and access to treatment in Ohio. In her care, Katie focuses on treating the whole person with respect and dignity. She believes that mental health is the cornerstone of good health and needs to be prioritized.
Sarah Houston
Sarah started her journey with Adams Recovery Center in 2017 as a billing manager. Now, as intake coordinator, she works with hospitals, legal systems, and individuals who are focused on achieving sobriety for themselves or someone they care about. Sarah uses compassion and her knowledge about the recovery process to help those she speaks with feel comfortable in aiding and beginning the sobriety process. Sarah believes it is important that the intake process be informative and comforting in order to make a lasting impact on the clients and their families at Adams Recovery Center.