Cambridge College

Prof. Richard Chester joined our School of Pscyhology & Counseling as Program Chair for Addictions Counseling on March 15, 2018. Richard has 30+ years of experience in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling, both as faculty and as an Employee Assistance Program consultant. Since 1995, Richard has been a senior consultant in the EAP at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Richard’s areas of expertise include: Substance Abuse Counseling, Addictions, Mental Health Counseling, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Workplace Intervention, Stress Management, Domestic Violence, Mediation, Employee Relations, Grief, Depression, Family/Marital Conflict, Crisis Intervention, Suicidality, and Workplace Diversity Issues. Richard is a licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP). He received his graduate training at Cambridge College and is a 1984 alum of SOPC. Please join us in welcoming Richard to his new position.