Yvonne S. Kennedy, PhD, C.P. Fellow, CCFC, CMHP
Senior Vice President of Professional Services
Phone: 1-877-389-9966
Email: ykennedy@gatewaycommunity.com

Dr. Yvonne Kennedy serves as Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Gateway Community Services, Inc.  Dr. Kennedy is responsible for treatment services including quality assurance for all client services, records and management, clinical skills, and counselor development.  In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Kennedy is responsible for Gateway's Medical Department and oversees the agency's physician coverage as well as operations for both in and outpatient detoxification programs.

 A Board Certified Practitioner and Fellow through the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy, Dr. Kennedy is an expert in psychodrama and addictions and an international trainer and lecturer on these subjects.  She has more than 25 years of distinguished service as an administrator of a 140-bed U.S. Navy alcohol, drug and weight management program where she developed a worldwide U.S. Navy training program specializing in addictions and psychodrama.  She has performed an extensive number of research projects and has been widely published. 

Dr. Kennedy earned her Bachelors degree in Art from the Layton College of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, her Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, her Masters in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and her Doctorate in Rehabilitation Management from Columbia Pacific Univeristy in Navoto, California.