Karen Willock
Family Program Director
Karen Willock is an extraordinary human with 45 years of experience in health and human services. She spent the first 10 years of her career as a nurse and the last 34 years working in substance abuse treatment. From administrator to program director to counselor, Karen has helped thousands of men and women find and sustain recovery from substance abuse. Her breadth of experience, both personally and professionally, led her to develop and run one of the best family recovery programs in the nation.
Karen specializes in teaching parents how to maintain healthy boundaries and thoughtful responses to their children’s addiction to promote a healthy recovery journey. She has studied the neuroscience of addiction extensively to help understand the best methods that work for families with loved ones experiencing addiction. Her method is goal-oriented and is focused on figuring out what would help people live the best life possible and how to get there.
"The effects of addiction reach far beyond the addicted. Addiction destroys relationships, marriages, and families. My job is to help families and loved ones heal. That is what I do at Tree House."
Karen Willock
When founder and CEO Justin McMillen established Tree House Recovery in 2013, he based the program on his research and own success with overcoming addiction. Justin worked with a team of addiction treatment innovators like Karen to redefine what drug and alcohol treatment could and should look like while further improving the program. This brain trust is creating our guiding principle for recovery: there is a lifestyle recipe that can lead to long-term, healthy, and sustainable sobriety.
Our team at Tree House Recovery works with clients to teach them this lifestyle recipe, which has led to client success rates that exceed what the industry has seen in the past. Tree House Recovery aims to transform how addiction and treatment are understood, discussed, and conducted nationwide.
Call (615) 314-8310 to learn how Karen can help you or your loved one start their journey to recovery today.
- CADC II (certified drug and alcohol counselor)
- 37 years of counseling experience
- Certified in the 20 concepts