Steven Gifford, LICDC, LPC, currently serves as Clinical Program Director at Northland, an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center in Ohio. Prior to Northland, he worked in the Licking Memorial Hospital - Shepherd Hill treatment center located in Newark, Ohio since 1998, and concurrently serves as the Clinical Program Director of Northland's sister company, The Ridge. Mr. Gifford's areas of competence include the following: individual counseling, assessments, group counseling, diagnosis and treatment, children and adolescents, marriage and family therapy, addictions, and smoking cessation. He is a member of the Ohio Counseling Association and is a LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LICDC (Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor), CTTS (Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist) and has a Masters Degree in Education in Community Counseling.