Rick Reynolds, LCSW, holds a Master's Degree in Social Work and is a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Over the past fifteen years, he has helped hundreds of individuals and couples struggling with affairs and compulsive sexual behaviors. Rick is both a writer and lecturer. He developed and began leading "affair recovery groups" in 1992. He received his Master's of Social Work from the University of Denver and completed three years of post-graduate training at the Colorado Institute for Marriage and Family Therapy. He worked at the well-known Minirth Meier Tunnel and Wilson Clinic before moving on to private practice. Rick is the founder of the Affair Recovery Center.

 

Leslie Hardie, LMSW, is a licensed therapist who received her Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin. She has experience working with individuals, couples and families. Leslie is a veteran group leader, having many years of leading sessions with such programs as Bible Study Fellowship, the Community of Hope, and training sessions on grief and loss. She developed the Harboring Hope group which she currently leads at the Affair Recovery Center.

 

John Mark Haney, Ph.D., is a licensed counselor, writer and speaker who brings a variety of experience to the Affair Recovery Center. He received his doctorate in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Texas at Austin, and also holds degrees in special education and archeology. John has worked as a professional writer, youth minister, pastoral counselor, as well as a college professor teaching courses on psychology and special education. He has traveled extensively, and joined the Affair Recovery Center to concentrate on training seminars and material development.

 

Wayne Baker, LPCI is the newest member of our group. He has a Master's Degree in counseling from St. Edward's University. He works with couples, groups, and issues pertaining to men as well as helping trauma victims overcome their adversity using EMDR. Wayne is also certified in PREPARE/ENRICH premarital and marital assessment tools.

 

Karen W. Royer, Ph.D. and MSSWI, joined the staff in October 2007. She received her doctorate in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University and will complete her Master’s of Social Work in May, 2008 from The University of Texas. Karen is currently an intern and specializes in abuse and domestic violence recovery. Karen is also a Theophostic Prayer Minister, frequent speaker, writer, and group leader. Karen leads a group for survivors of abuse called The Wounded Heart.

 

Octavious Bishop, MSW-I will finish his Master Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas summer of 2008. Octavious’ work experience for the past six years has been with at-risk youth and families. Octavious lettered four years 1994-1998 as a member of the University of Texas football team. For the past two years he has worked as a mentor for the football academic department at the University of Texas football program. Much of Octavious’ experience and success with at-risk youth and families relate closely to his experiences and challenges as a teen and young adult. Octavious’ diverse experiences as a professional football player have allowed him to connect with at-risk youth and help them with their personal and spiritual development into young adulthood. He is also currently a board member for the NFL Alumni Association a non-profit organization that is involved in many charity events here in Austin.

 

Erin Chambers, MA is the website administrator for the ARC Online. She has worked for the ARC since Summer 2006. She is extremely grateful to learn so much about relationships from Rick and the staff. However she is not a therapist. She has an MA in English and speaks fluent Russian (BA). She lives in Oklahoma and is delighted to help all of our website users in any way she can. She handles much of the communication and organization on the website. So if you have a question, comment or if you need help, she’ll be happy to help you. Just use the contact form.