Robert L Bray, PhD, LCSW, TFT-VT, DCEP,CTSS, has worked in the field of traumatic stress and addiction recovery for over 40 years. Beginning as volunteer on a crisis hot line and throughout his professional career he has always focused on the impact of traumatic stress and additions on mental and physical health of individuals, families, and communities. He has extensive experience as a clinician helping in recovery. He has been training, writing, and developing Thought Field Therapy since 1996. His book Heal Traumatic Stress NOW: Complete Recovery with Thought Field Therapy – No Open Wounds provides a consumer-friendly self-help guide to anyone struggling with overwhelming stress. He also an approved ICISF trainer. If a traumatic stress events are not a contributing cause of addictions, having an addictions almost always leads to traumatic stress.