CHRISTOPHER O’HARA

Chris received his BA from Dartmouth College and worked in equities on Wall Street for nearly two decades before making a life and career pivot to focus on helping others. He believes strongly in removing the stigma surrounding mental health and addiction recovery.

Chris received a Master’s degree in Social Work from Sacred Heart University in 2023. For his specialist year placement, Chris held positions at Silver Hill Hospital, where he worked simultaneously as an intern on the Acute Care Unit and in the transitional living program as a full-time residential counselor. Chris worked at Silver Hill’s Scavetta House in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Substance (DBT-S) Program, where he focused on patients diagnosed with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Chris achieved designation as a Recovery Coach Professional (RCP) from the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) in 2021. He joined the Lighthouse staff in 2022 as a recovery coach after completing an internship there during his generalist year of graduate school.