Russell Enright  MC, LPC, NCC

Russell is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor. He is also a member of the Quebec Board of Professional Counseling Psychologists. Russell began his training by earning a three year training certificate at the renowned Gestalt institute of Montreal. During that tenure, he worked as a crisis counselor and then as the director of crisis intervention for a non-profit government funded organization. After his relocation to Arizona, he completed his American accreditation by earning his Masters of Counseling degree at Arizona State University. Russell’s education and training focused on systemic family therapy and substance abuse. Well versed in the implementation of several approaches of that model of assessment and intervention, Russell applies a combination of systemic therapy and traditional substance abuse treatment methods to individuals and families suffering from the debilitating effects of substance abuse.

Russell has been working with people in both his private practice and local agencies for the past 7 years. Along with the experience gained seeing clients at Anthony Russell Counseling, his experience in systemic therapy includes working as a child, family and individual counselor at a community agency located in Scottsdale, AZ and Mesa, AZ, working as a crisis counselor at private agency located in Phoenix, AZ, working as a mobile crisis counselor at private agency located in Scottsdale, AZ, facilitating therapeutic summer programs for children labeled as “disruptive and unamenable to treatment”, performing gang intervention counseling at schools in the central Phoenix area, facilitating parenting classes, facilitating group counseling, and advocating for child and parental rights with school boards and Individual Education Program review committees. His experience in addiction treatment includes inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, relapse prevention, therapeutic family support, and on-going care at both local agencies and at Anthony Russell Counseling,

Russell’s dedication to serving the needs of his clients is without parallel. He brings knowledge, experience, and concern to all persons affected by addiction. Russell strives to foster self-awareness and self-love within addicted individuals while striving to foster healing, understanding and growth in those harmed by the individual’s addiction. By implementing this combined approach, he allows for wounds to heal, for families to reunite, and for relationships to mend. Now armed with the support of the people he loves, the individual and all those affected by the addiction have a much greater chance of enjoying the joy filled life a sustained recovery permits.