David Briskham is an accredited addictions therapist who has been in recovery from drugs, alcohol, gambling and codependency for over 24 years.
Initially, David worked as a volunteer in the addiction field while studying psychology, counseling skills and theory. David attended college for 5 years part-time in order to complete his HND in counseling in 2001.
Twin Rivers Rehab is managed and owned by David, operating since March 2011 and is located in Plettenberg Bay-South Africa.
There are many reasons why David chose to open his own residential treatment center and one of them is directly linked to the topic he will cover in his presentation at the MEPA Conference. ‘Addiction, the illness that people fight to keep’! I have become increasingly fascinated by addiction related behaviors and attitudes. An example would be ‘when addicts fear rejection so much why does their behavior promote it on a regular basis?’ Codependency will play a role in David’s presentation, highlighting its direct connection to relapse and dissatisfying existences that some people mistake as ‘being in recovery’.