Our Staff Sets Us Apart

One reason for The Meadows Dakota’s high success rate is its dedicated and caring staff of counselors, therapists and clinical consultants.

PIA MELLODY
Pia Mellody is the senior clinical advisor for The Meadows and a clinical consultant for Dakota. She is widely known as one of the foremost authorities in the fields of addiction and relationships. Her work on codependence, boundaries, and the effects of childhood trauma on emotional development has profoundly influenced the treatment of addictions and the issues of forming and maintaining relationships.

She is the author of several influential books, including “Facing Codependence,” “Facing Love Addiction” and her latest work, “The Intimacy Factor.”

PETER A. LEVINE, PHD
Peter A. Levine, clinical consultant for The Meadows, Mellody House, and Dakota, is the developer of ”Somatic Experiencing,” a short-term naturalistic approach to the resolution and healing of trauma. Dr. Levine leads trainings in this approach throughout the world.

Dr. Levine was a stress consultant for NASA in the development of the space shuttle and is the author of the best-selling book,”Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma,” as well as three audio learning series including,”Sounds True: Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body,””It Won’t Hurt Forever: Guiding Your Child Through Trauma” and”Sexual Healing: Transforming the Sacred Wound.”