Author: Craig M. Nakken, MSW, LCSW, LMFT

Craig M. Nakken, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, is a licensed clinical social worker, family therapist, author, international lecturer, and trainer who specializes in recovery from addictions. Craig worked at Pharm House in Minneapolis from 1972 to 1977; he was the director 1975 through 1977.

Craig was a senior counselor at the Family Renewal Center in Minneapolis from 1977 to 1983, then a counselor in private practice until 1986, when he joined the Family Therapy Institute in St. Paul. Craig served as vice president of Family Therapy Institute until 1994. Since 1995, he has been in private practice in St. Paul.

Craig received his master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota in 1985. He has trained counselors as an instructor at the Florida State Summer School on Addiction, in Jacksonville, Florida (1985-2005), and at the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies in New Brunswick, New Jersey (1986-present).

Craigs first book, The Addictive Personality: Roots, Rituals & Recovery, is now in its second edition, with more than 500,000 copies in print. In 2000, Craig authored, Reclaim Your Family from Addiction: How Couples and Families Recover Love and Meaning.

Courses By Craig M. Nakken, MSW, LCSW, LMFT:

	Title	Credits
9348630	Finding Your Moral Compass: Transformative Principles to Guide You in Recovery and Life	9