Excel Treatment Center in Dover, NJ

Gershon has been managing substance use disorder treatment programs for over 25 years. He has deep experience in integrating treatment of co-occurring disorders, trauma, gender-specific issues and anger management into drug and alcohol treatment. Gershon has provided clinical leadership in residential, outpatient and prevention programs. He directed a residential mother/child program for 7 years as well as an IOP for substance use disorders in an outpatient psychiatric setting for 7 years. Gershon’s philosophy of treatment is a person-centered collaboration between client and program, a therapeutic alliance that promotes personal responsibility in the client and emotional support by the program. Clients are viewed as individuals with their own strengths who may need to negotiate developmental challenges or social skill deficits in order to meet their own goals for a satisfying life. Gershon believes in being personally available to patients and their approved collaterals.

Jodi Weston is Excel Treatment Center’s dual diagnosis clinician. Jodi specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders and mental health disorders, holding a master’s degree in Social Work with an Addiction Studies concentration from Rutgers University. She chose this specialty because she identified a stigma and gap in service for people who had addiction and mental health issues. Jodi has worked extensively with adults, adolescents, families and couples within the mental health and substance abuse treatment system.

Patrick Roff is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) and a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS). Patrick has experience working in clinical addiction treatment, substance abuse prevention and peer-to-peer recovery. From 2014-2016, he was the Peer Recovery Advocate for New Jersey’s Division of Mental and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Patrick is the author of Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) curriculum recognized by the Addiction Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey, Inc.. He also teaches the CPRS as a college course at Ocean County College and The Community College of Morris. Patrick has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Loyola University (1990), a Masters of Arts in Philosophy from Colorado State University (2009) and will graduate with Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgian Court University in 2020. Patrick enjoys listening to and playing music, practicing yoga and reading a good book.

Kimberly Schielke received her BA in Psychology with minors in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Long Island University. She is currently pursuing her CADC. Her passion for the substance abuse field is evident through her interactions with the clients. She brings compassion, understanding and hope. Kimberly truly believes that her purpose is to help others face the harsh realities of their addiction and get their lives back.