Mary Beth Stern, ICADC, CAC

Mary Beth Stern is an internationally certified addictions counselor, certified mindfulness-based intervention teacher, and advanced habit change facilitator with over a decade of clinical leadership and nearly four decades of personal sobriety. She brings a rare integration of lived recovery experience and rigorous professional training to her work in addiction treatment, mindfulness-based interventions, and neuroscience-informed habit change.

She holds dual addiction credentials: International Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (ICADC) through the International & Reciprocity Consortium, and Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC) through the Florida Certification Board, following 4,000 hours of supervised clinical experience. She completed her MBSR Teacher certification through the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical School and advanced post-certification training through the Center for Mindfulness at Brown University, earning MBI-TAC Level I and Level II qualifications.

Mary Beth currently serves as Facilitation Team Mindfulness Leader at Mindshift Recovery. She develops curriculum for treatment programs, facilitates mindfulness-based habit change groups, and mentors facilitators using standardized assessment criteria. She has taught over 75 full 8-week MBSR cycles to global cohorts and facilitated silent retreats.

With nearly 40 years of continuous sobriety, Mary Beth embodies long-term recovery while maintaining rigorous clinical standards. Her approach emphasizes awareness over willpower and direct experience over theory, bridging brain science, contemplative practice, and long-term recovery.