The team members at Nashville-based MCI are all in personal recovery themselves and can relate to both the addict/alcoholic as well as their family. We also have a number of professional qualifications for addiction treatment. Our physical office is located in Nashville, TN, but we have performed intervention and addiction treatment services throughout the continental United States.
Darren Hobbs brings both passion and experience to Music City Interventions. His work in behavioral health began with his own personal journey to recovery in 2010. Inspired by his own family’s experience, Darren focused his efforts on helping other families in crisis. Darren has completed interventions all over the country, and has completed International Recovery Institute Recovery Coach I and Hightower Intervention Training. He also has a B.A. in Human Management from Trevecca Nazarene University. Darren focuses on bringing a professional efficiency coupled with a comfortable and approachable demeanor to all of his interventions. His combination of personal recovery and professional training enable him to connect with a diverse group of families. The families Darren has worked with typically comment on the lightheartedness he can bring to a heavy situation. Behind him, Darren leaves a long list of glowing recommendations. He’s the leading provider of intervention services in Middle Tennessee.
Wes has an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, a Nationally Certified Counselor, an Integrative Health and Wellness Coach, a Registered Yoga Teacher, and has professional training in Mindfulness Stress Based Reduction and Addiction. Since 2015, he has worked both as a clinical associate and as a counselor in residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and college counseling settings. In his work he has served adolescents, young emerging adults, and adult populations experiencing a range of mental health and substance abuse concerns.
Areas of expertise include: assessing and treating addiction and codependency, athlete performance, identity development (transition), stress management, life adjustments, relationship management and communication, depression, and health/wellness strategies.
Wes believes the core of effective therapy is the relationship. He tailors his therapeutic process to you, in order for you to reach your goals in a manner consistent with what works best for you and your true self. He believes in working off of a foundation of authenticity, compassion, non-judgment, and genuineness. He currently provides Music City Intervention clients with telecounseling – a secure and flexible online therapeutic process. His private practice, The Becoming, provides counseling and wellness services to those in need. To learn more about his private practice visit: https://thebecomingcounseling.com/
For the past fifteen years Jeff Browning has been working in the addiction field in and around Nashville, Tennessee. He has experience with adolescents, those who frequently experience relapse, dual-diagnosed clients, and patients working through trauma and grief. Additionally, he spent six months providing group therapy for felons in a state prison.
Jeff is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, a Mindfulness facilitator trained by Mindful Schools, and has received training from ONSITE in experiential group therapy techniques. He considers his areas of expertise to be early recovery, alcohol abuse, emotional sobriety, Twelve Step integration, group therapy, treatment resistant clients, opiate use, and mindful therapies to reduce anxiety and cravings. In his role as Director of SmartIOP, Jeff will run our weekly outpatient support meetings, as well as manage day to day operations of the MCI/SmartIOP outpatient program.
Tracey arrived in Nashville in 2011 after raising her 4 children with her husband in central California for 16 years. She knew from as early 16 years old that she didn’t drink like her peers. Her drinking always led to blackouts and was the gateway to other drug usage and addiction. She sought treatment for an eating disorder in 1977, cocaine addiction in 1985 and alcohol in 1998 and has remained clean and sober since. Tracey earned her BA in psychology and loves pursuing continuing education hours in the field of addiction, intervention and recovery. She is passionate about empowering and assisting others on their journey to betterment and loves being a part of the MCI team as a Recovery Coach and Interventionist. Tracey serves as Co-leader of the Nashville Chapter of Dining for Women, loves spending time with her family and their two dogs, reading and a good knitting project.
