The other, and final refinement, is our focus on the crucial role of ecstasy. Positive feelings reawaken the left orbito-frontal cortex and with it, the capacity to choose. One of the most important skills taught in the Brooklyn program is the possibility and the skill of feeling wonderful. Most of the time spent in the program is spent accessing positive states; finding ways to explore them, and making sure that they become expanding paths of discovery, rather than destinations (Gray, 2005, 2005a).
In general, it has been my aim to give people back to themselves. The Brooklyn Program, above all else, seeks to restore levels of choice, self-esteem (rooted in a deep sense of who I am and must be becoming) and joy that can serve as the root of personal growth into the future
Quoting: Richard Gray, PhD
Richard M Gray, Ph.D. is the creator of the "Brooklyn Program" for addiction treatment. Richard is the recipient of the 2004 Neuro-linguistic Programming World Community Award in Education; the author of Archetypal Explorations (Routledge, 1996) and multiple articles.
Dr. Gray is also a regular presenter at national and international addictions conferences. Dr. Gray served for more than 20 years in the US Probation Department, Brooklyn, NY. He is now Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Fairleigh Dickinson University. He received his BA in Psychology from Central College, Pella, IA; MA in Sociology from Fordham University, Bronx, NY; and Ph.D. in Psychology from the Union Institute, Cincinnati, OH. Richard is a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and a Certified Ericksonian Hypnotist.
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