Patrick Hart is originally from Memphis, Tennessee, where he battled addiction for 10 years. He has been in recovery from his own addiction since 2006. Patrick received his education in addiction counseling from UCLA and completed all coursework with the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) through Centaur University. He began as a Counselor at Sober College in 2007, and since founding Day By Day Living in 2008 has worked extensively with troubled adults and adolescents struggling to overcome addictive behaviors. He is also a Certified Personal Trainer through the NCCPT.

Patrick has the distinction of surviving extreme trauma, violence and homelessness. He possesses the firsthand knowledge of the commitment and focus that is required to reinvent oneself when one’s life becomes unmanageable, or has been violently interrupted. His personal experience combined with his training makes him uniquely qualified to guide troubled clients through the process of reclaiming their lives.

Drew Hart was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Growing up, Drew was fueled by his desire to compete and play sports. His passion for it prompted the development of his leadership skills on and off of the field.

Following high school, lacking a sense of purpose, Drew trudged a painful road of substance abuse, addiction, trauma, and ultimately homelessness. After moving to Los Angeles in 2013, Drew was able to find a new path and purpose in recovery. After finding a solid foundation in recovery, Drew realized that all of his experiences, while previously sources of shame, were now his greatest assets. These adversities allow Drew to connect with those still suffering with addiction and mental health hardships with a balance of compassion and healthy discipline. Realizing that he had found a renewed purpose and spirit in being able to help others who were newer in recovery, Drew received his education in addiction counseling from Sober College and completed all coursework with the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC).

Drew began his treatment career as a counselor at “Rise Recovery Community”, and was subsequently promoted to Program Director. As a key member of a great team, he was able to help Rise blossom into one of the most respected multi-facility sober housing communities in Los Angeles. Drew is excellent in strategically working with each of the components within unique family and implementing customized plans and boundaries that foster long-term success for everyone involved. Drew has first-hand experience overcoming a family dynamic of his own which at times was dominated by addiction and was able to further cultivate his skill set while performing interventions with “Peace of Mind Inc”. These experiences culminated in Drew joining forces with his brother Patrick to help individuals and families in need of customized care.

“It has been amazing to team up with my brother to share our experiences, passion, and love for mental health and substance abuse recovery.”
– Drew Hart

Michael Cormier has been working in the field addiction treatment since 2007 and started his career working as a Resident Advisor for Summit Centers Malibu and Milestones Ranch. He holds a CADAC II certification in Substance Abuse counseling, and has worked at Cliffside Malibu for ten years where he was promoted from Lead Resident Advisor to Client Care Advocate- as part of a specialized team created to focus on crisis intervention and family work. Michael has traveled both nationally and internationally as a sober coach, and has run group therapy for the inpatient residents, the outpatient clients, as well as a multi-family group in the weekly family program. Michael attended Antioch University and holds a Masters in Clinical Psychology with a focus on trauma and addiction. His passion for working with clients whose traumatic experiences have been a barrier to their benefitting from treatment as usual, is what lead him to join the team at Hart Consultants.

In 2010 Kate Beauchene left her career in public radio and thriving business coaching swimming in Los Angeles to become a psychotherapist. Kate holds a Master of Arts in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado. Kate’s early therapeutic work was in community mental health, providing equine assisted psychotherapy to a diverse array of populations. Following that, Kate completed her master’s level internship in the partial hospitalization program at SCL Health and was subsequently hired on full-time. While at SCL Health, Kate worked with hundreds of patients as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team and became familiar with a variety of high-acuity presentations. In SCL Health’s somatically oriented, DBT-based partial hospitalization program Kate created curriculum, facilitated groups, provided individual counseling and case management, and also worked with patients’ families. Kate was promoted to interim Program Coordinator before leaving the position to move back to California in 2016. Since returning to Los Angeles, Kate has deepened into clinical work through her previous role providing psychiatric rehabilitation and family support at Life Adjustment Team; her current Clinical Psychology PhD program at Pacifica Graduate Institute; and her advanced clinical training at Valley Community Counseling Clinic, which provides low-fee psychoanalytically oriented therapy in North Hollywood. Kate is excited to join the team of talented individuals at Hart Consultants and continue learning and growing alongside them.