About Us

Richard (Rich) Whitman, with over 30 years of experience, is a Nationally Certified Intervention Professional. Not only is he a respected leader in the field of addiction recovery, he is a pioneer in the industry. Rich has been instrumental as a consultant to some of the finest treatment programs in the nation and served as an addiction advisor to Dr. Phil McGraw for 8 seasons of the Dr. Phil Show. Rich is an Independent Consultant and the Founder of Whitman Recovery Service. As such, he provides maximum service to hundreds of individuals and their families every year, offering guidance on how to access the best treatment options available and break down the barriers which stand between addicts/alcoholics and their families from accessing the help they desperately need.

In his role as a Nationally Certified Intervention Professional. As a trusted interventionist, Rich has conducted countless successful interventions throughout the United States and has made numerous television appearances. Rich combines decades of clinical expertise with a no-nonsense style that quickly gains the trust of clients and families alike. He is professional, compassionate, and dedicated to help every individual and family struggling with a substance abuse and/or mental health disorder.

Nicole Whitman is a Certified Intervention Professional, the daughter of Rich Whitman, and the Director of Business Development for Whitman Recovery Service. She has been raised surrounded by recovery and has been a firsthand witness to her father’s service.

Nicole has worked in the treatment industry in multiple and various capacities from her early adult years. Through her experience Nicole has been especially drawn to working closely with the families who have a loved one that is suffering. She identifies on a very personal level with the struggles they are all going through. Like her father, Nicole has found a passion for being of service. She has followed in her father’s footsteps from a noticeably early age and continuously seeks to emulate his insight and integrity in her own life.

Working alongside her father has been a sought-after goal of hers, and she has a great deal of pride in reaching it. Like a sponge, she absorbs all she can from all he does. Nicole takes enormous pride in her family and more specifically in raising her teenage daughter. She also has a lifelong love for animals of all kinds, and her home is always open to a new four-legged friend.

Katie Barr embarked on her own recovery journey in 2010 and felt passionate about helping others. She began work in the substance use treatment field since 2011. Hearing how her own family struggled with her disease and how to help, that passion deepened, and she sought to become an Interventionist.

In 2o12 Katie became a Board Registered Interventionist and in 2013 she became a Certified Interventionist Professional. She Believes that addiction is a family disease and that in order to produce lasting change the entire family mist invest in the recovery process. She is currently studying to become a License Chemical Dependency Counselor.