Woody Giessmann, LADC-I, CADAC

As CEO and founder of Right Turn, Woody oversees the agency which provides out-patient services, counseling, case management, and support groups.

Woody is a licensed and certified addiction specialist. He has a Master's Certificate in Human Service Management from Suffolk University and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Human Services from the University of Massachusetts/Boston. He has worked in the substance abuse field since 1993.

Woody was the Addictions Specialist for the North Suffolk Mental Health PACT Team and is on the Consumer Advisory Board of Directors for The Bureau of Substance Abuse/Department of Public Health. Before Right Turn, he was a counselor for both the Cambridge Health Alliance and Hope House, a residential facility in Boston.

Complementing his extensive experience in substance abuse treatment is Woody's 25-year career in the music industry. He was the drummer for the national recording artists Sieda Garrett, Raven Ford, The Del Fuegos, Big Dipper, Laurie Geltman, and The Embarrassment. Woody has worked as a composer scoring many television and film productions, as well as providing musical direction for Off-Broadway theater.

“Over the years, I have lost many friends in the arts and entertainment industry to substance abuse. Excess in the throes of success can be a lethal combination. Maybe my friends and many more like them didn't know that help was available. Maybe help wasn't available.

But now it is. Right Turn offers hope and help on the road to recovery. I believe in this agency's mission. I believe in its methodology. And most of all, I believe in the clients we serve.”