He was one of the founders and President for 20 years of SMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training) Recovery, an international recovery group that uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy to help people address any kind of behavior they wish to change, from drug addiction to overeating to gambling and beyond. Standing in sharp contrast to the dominant 12 Step paradigm that has dominated addiction treatment, SMART’s approach is more in line with psychotherapy techniques that empower the individual to use their rational brain to overcome addictive cravings and problematic behaviors.