Christopher Shea, MA, CRAT, CAC-AD, LCC, is the founder of Lifesjourney Life Coaching, LLC, and adjunct professor at Towson University and McDaniel College, Graduate School for Counseling. Christopher is a published author who presents at seminars and conferences across the country.He serves as the chairperson for the St. Mary’s County Alcohol Coalition, a member of the Behavioral Health Action Committee of the St. Mary’s County Health Dept, and sits on the advisory board for the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. He is the immediate past President of the Maryland affiliate of NAADAC, served on the NAADAC Public Policy Committee and is the immediate past chairman of the Board of Directors of NCADD-MD.

During his over 20 year tenure in the addiction counseling field as clinician and administrator he oversaw the implementation of treatment program modalities, integrating evidence-based treatments to promote lifelong recovery, and strategically collaborated with policy makers and planners on the State and Federal levels in the areas of healthcare and mental health services.