Chip has been an advisor and collaborator with Clear Path Intervention since its inception, bringing four decades of experience in addiction and recovery care.
Chip has been involved in the addiction, recovery, and mental health field for over 40 years. His journey began as a counselor and therapist and evolved into leadership roles including Executive Director, Vice President, President, and CEO of both private and publicly traded healthcare organizations.
Alongside his professional work, Chip also spent over a decade in research administration at institutions such as Vanderbilt Medical School and Auburn University, supporting academic research and clinical programs. His background includes studies in biology, psychology, comparative religion, and contemplative practice, all of which complement his long-term recovery, which began more than four decades ago.
Chip has been an advisor and collaborator with Clear Path Intervention since its inception. He now plays an active role in the company's ongoing growth by offering business guidance, operational leadership, and hands-on support through teaching, training, interventions, relapse prevention, and long-term recovery support.
His driving belief is that no individual or family should be without access to effective, evidence-based, and affordable care.
"Recovery, for a future to be possible."
Behind every successful intervention is a great deal of coordination: planning calls with the family, scheduling the education day, aligning with treatment programs, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks in the fragile days after a loved one says yes to help. Chip's decades of leadership in healthcare organizations mean that the operational side of Clear Path runs with the same care families see in the room.
That structure matters most in services like case management and treatment navigation, where families depend on steady follow-through over weeks and months, not just a single day.
Chip's counseling background shapes how Clear Path trains its interventionists and supports families after treatment begins. Relapse prevention is not a lecture; it is a plan the whole family understands, built around honest expectations and clear roles. Families who complete the intervention process often continue working with the team through family recovery courses and ongoing recovery support.
You can meet the rest of the team on our interventionists page or read about the full range of professional intervention services we offer families nationwide.
Chip's driving belief, that no individual or family should be without access to effective, evidence-based, and affordable care, is more than a slogan. It shapes practical decisions at Clear Path every day. We are not marketers or recruiters for treatment centers, and we do not receive compensation or incentives for referrals. When we recommend a program, the only question that matters is whether it fits your loved one's actual needs.
It also means being honest with families about what an intervention can and cannot do. An intervention is not a magic moment that fixes a person. It is the carefully prepared beginning of a long recovery process, one that works best when the family heals alongside the person struggling. Chip's four decades in this field, as a counselor, an executive, and a person in long-term recovery himself, give him a clear-eyed view of what that process really requires.
If your family is facing addiction or a mental health crisis and you are not sure where to start, start with a conversation. Call (850) 563-9776 or email brad@clearpathintervention.com. We provide free consultations and advice to every caller, and we treat every situation as if we were assisting a member of our own family. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911; for emotional crisis support, call or text 988.
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