Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is co-founder and clinical director of the CMC in New York, She is also cofounder and Co-President & CEO of CMC: Foundation for Change, a nonprofit organization with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use through the Invitation to Change approach. Wilkens is co-author of the award-winning book, Beyond Addiction, and of The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved-One Make Positive Change (New Harbinger/August 2022).