Allen Berger, PhD, a popular public speaker and nationally recognized expert on the science of recovery, is the author of 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery, 12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs Are Gone, and 12 Hidden Rewards of Making Amends. His pamphlet, How to Get the Most Out of Group Therapy, helps clients in treatment, continuing care, or Twelve Step groups, understand what happens in group meetings and how these meetings help members acquire recovery skills.

Read the transcript of a live chat with Dr. Berger from the Hazelden Book Club on Hazelden's Social Community from March 2014.

Dr. Berger lives in Los Angeles, California.

Author Home Page: http://www.abphd.com/