Kansas Cafferty
MA, MFTI - Program Director Intensive Outpatient Program
Kansas Cafferty has been in the addiction treatment field for 13 years when he started as a medical detoxification technician. At that time he was 19 years old and had one year of personal recovery from his own very serious alcohol and drug addiction. From the beginning he has been passionate about his work, especially his work with adolescents and their families.
Kansas holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services with a Concentration in Adolescent Development from Springfield College in Springfield, MA. He also holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from National University in La Jolla, CA. He has worked in various addiction treatment settings including residential, intensive outpatient, and school based settings. He has also worked as a primary therapist in a prestigious residential facility for the treatment of anorexia and bulimia in Carlsbad, CA, and as the family coordinator in Ramona, CA for a program well known for its intensive work with unreachable, chronic relapsing clients who suffered from grave co-occurring disorders including personality disorders, multiple personality disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, as well as more common dual disorders such as depression, bi-polar disorder, and ADHD.
While education, training, and experience have molded Kansas as a professional in the addiction field, his passion and ability to connect with teens and their families is what sets him apart. He brings to the table the real requirement for working with the incredible families at Newport Academy; he lives for the healing of teens and their families. From the start, everything he has done to hone his skills has been with this very specific goal at heart.
In addition to his work as a primary therapist at Newport Academy, Kansas also serves on the Adolescent Specialty Leadership Committee for the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors (NAADAC) where he takes his vision toward improving adolescent treatment standards across the United States and abroad.
