Claudia Black PhD, author of "Deceived", to join host Mary Woods (CEO of WestBridge) on "One Hour At A Time"
Claudia Black PhD, internationally renowned addictions and codependency expert, and author of "Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets," to appear on the One Hour At A Time show with Mary Woods on VoiceAmerica's Radio Network.

MANCHESTER, NH, May 02, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Internationally renowned addictions and codependency expert and author, Claudia Black PhD with join Mary Woods, host of the One Hour At A Time radio program on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel (www.health.voiceamerica.com) Monday, May 3, at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.

Claudia Black will discuss her book Deceived. In Deceived, best-selling author Claudia Black offers women in relationships plagued by sexual betrayal the care and guidance to create a new path of clarity, direction, and confidence. Black uses stories of real women who have been through a wide variety of experiences to help readers develop the understanding and skills to: confront their partners, heighten their personal security by setting nonnegotiable boundaries, avoid preoccupation with their partners' problems, practice forgiveness, let go of the incontrollable, talk to their children, and make positive changes derived from esteem and integrity. Deceived teaches women how to proactively emerge from emotional isolation, shed secrets and shame, and discover their power to incite positive change in their relationships.

Claudia Black, M.S.W., Ph.D. is a renowned addictions and codependency expert, author and trainer internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Since the 1970s Dr. Black's work has encompassed the impact of addiction on young and adult children. She has offered models of intervention and treatment related to family violence, multi-addictions, relapse, anger, depression, sex addiction and women's issues. Dr. Black designs and presents training workshops and seminars to professional audiences in the field of family service, mental health, addiction and correctional services. She is the Sr. Editorial Advisor for Central Recovery Press and serves as Senior Clinical and Family Services Provider for Las Vegas Recovery Center. She serves on the Advisory Board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholics, and the Advisory Council of the Moyer Foundation.

Dr. Black has been a keynote speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Her workshops have been presented to an extraordinarily wide array of audiences including military academies, prison systems, medical schools, and extensive mental health and addiction programs. Claudia has extensive multi-cultural experiences working with agencies and audiences in Japan, Brazil, Australia, Scotland, Iceland, Germany, England and Canada. Many of her books and videos have been translated and published abroad. Claudia is the author of It Will Never Happen To Me, Changing Course, My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has A Disease, Repeat After Me, It's Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood, Relapse Toolkit, A Hole in the Sidewalk, Depression Strategies, Straight Talk, The Stamp Game, Family Strategies, Anger Strategies and her newest title Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets. She has produced several audio CDs and over twenty DVDs. All of Claudia's materials are available from her website www.claudiablack.com.

"One Hour At A Time" airs live on Mondays at 12 PM Pacific / 2 PM Central / 3 PM Eastern on The VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel. To access the show, log on at www.health.voiceamerica.com. All shows will be available in Mary Woods's Content Library on The VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel for on-demand and podcast download, www.health.voiceamerica.com.

About Mary Woods
Mary is the CEO of WestBridge Community Services. She is also a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with more than 25 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with a primary focus in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory and Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders. She is also a contributor to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary was the Chairperson of the NH State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals. She has been a member of the NH Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor's Association since 1984, and has served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for the NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, President of NAADAC and is currently past president of NAADAC.

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