On Tuesday October 11, 5:30 pm EST to 7:30 pm EST, Chris Paige, LCSW, Trauma Informed Therapist & Coach, a fellow benzo survivor and Director of The Institute for Akathisia Research and Prevention spoke on the Benzo Warrior Community Roundtable Zoom Meeting.
Chris Paige, LCSW, is the Director of The Institute for Akathisia Research and Prevention, a non-profit dedicated to saving and improving the lives of individuals suffering from medication-induced akathisia. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 1988 and completed his Master of Social Work degree from Barry University in 1993. He has practiced in a variety of settings including hospitals, schools, and foster homes and has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has presented papers at national and international conferences and appeared on Dateline NBC for his work with children of divorce. He has been in private practice since 1998 and provides withdrawal coaching to clients across the nation.
Chris Paige has personal experience with akathisia, suffering from a debilitating course of three years of around-the-clock akathisia symptoms. Today, he is able to live with his iatrogenic injury, and he has helped many people to have hope for healing.
Chris spoke with Benzo Warrior Community on how he survived chronic withdrawal for years without any support, how he uses those skills to help clients he coaches today, and how he has rebuilt his life better than before the injury.
Please visit Chris Paige’s, LCSW website to learn more about the work he is doing.
www.chrispaigelcsw.com/
11 окт 2022
