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R-QUEST STAFF MEMBERS

 

Marcy Hawkins

Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC)

Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) 

Certified Compulsive Gambler Counselor (CCGC)

 

Marcy Hawkins, ICADCII, CCGC, is the founder and director of R-Quest Counseling Center, who has over 10 years experience in the field of Addiction Recovery. “I seem to be good at helping people get started in the recovery process.” She is Internationally Certified as an Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor with specialized training in Pathological Gambling, Eating Disorders, and Family Interventions.  Her office is located in Pleasanton and her clients consist of individuals and family members suffering from the devastating effects of addiction.  She is popular speaker and author of a recovery journal, Living “under the influence” of God and a workbook that expands upon the metaphor of the shepherd and his sheep titled HE restores MY soul through PSALM 23. Her extraordinary ability to blend storytelling, humor and practicality makes her classes, groups and seminars a “one of a kind” experience. Marcy lives in Pleasanton with her husband and son.

 

 

 

Lory Markle 

Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC II)

Addictions Counselor

Ms. Lory Markle serves as an individual and family addictions counselor, group facilitator and instructor for relapse prevention groups.  Prior to joining R-Quest 1 ˝ yrs. ago, Lory worked at an inpatient facility in the Catskills of New York.

 

 

Grace Shih, RD, MS

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One of Ms. Shih's passions is working with eating disorders. She has worked with the LPCH eating disorders program and has counseled eating disorder clients in her private practice for over fifteen years. Grace is also a consultant dietitian for three teen clinics at Kaiser Permanente where she helps treat teens with eating disorders and obesity. Ms. Shih serves as a board member of the Eating Disorders Resource Center, a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate health professionals treating eating disorders.

Ms. Shih treats Anorexia and Bulimia (anorexia, bulimia, diabulimia, eating disorders NOS), she is also specialized in kids with feeding difficulties and childhood obesity.   Treating Eating Disorders Since the Year: 1987

 

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Website: http://www.gracenutrition.org/

Email:  GraceNutrition@att.net

 

 

Peter Verga

CAADAC Intern

 

Peter Verga is a CAADAC Intern and a graduate from the Chemical Dependency
Studies at the California State University, Hayward.  He has been working at R-Quest for approximately 4 1/2 years facilitating groups, family sessions, and men's relapse prevention programs.   
 

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Internships Available:  
    R-Quest has CAADAC and MFT Internship Positions available:
 
    Send Resumes:    PO Box 5217, Pleasanton, CA 94566