Woody Giessmann, LADC-I, CADAC

CEO & Founder

Woody is a licensed and certified addiction specialist with 16 years of experience in the substance abuse field. He has a Master's Certificate in Human Service Management from Suffolk University and a Bachelors Degree in Human Services from the University of Massachusetts/Boston.

Woody is on the Board of Directors for The Massachusetts Organization of Addiction Recovery (MOAR), and is on the Consumer Advisory Board of Directors for The Bureau of Substance Abuse/Department of Public Health. Before Right Turn, he was a counselor for the Cambridge Health Alliance and Hope House (a residential facility in Boston) and The Victory Program. His additional experience includes serving as the Addictions Specialist to establish the Cambridge team for the North Suffolk Mental Health PACT Team.

Complementing his extensive experience in substance abuse treatment is Woody's 25-year career in the music industry. He was the drummer for the national recording artists The Del Fuegos, Big Dipper, Laurie Geltman, Siedah Garrett, Raven Ford, and The Embarrassment. Woody has worked as a composer scoring many television and film productions, as well as providing musical direction for Off-Broadway theater.

“Over the years, I have lost many friends in the arts and entertainment industry to substance abuse. Excess in the throes of success can be a lethal combination. Maybe my friends and many more like them didn't know that help was available. Maybe help wasn't available.

But now it is. Right Turn offers hope and help on the road to recovery. I believe in this agency's mission. I believe in its methodology. And most of all, I believe in the clients we serve.”
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Gabrielle “Abby” Dean, LICSW, MPH
Clinical Director

Gabrielle is a social worker with nearly 20 years of professional experience. Currently in private practice, she specializes in treating women with addictions and mental health disorders. Her experience includes leadership positions at Heart House (a residential program for opiate-addicted women and their children), Women’s Hope, and Emerson College. With two Master’s degrees from Boston – one in public health and one in social work – Gabrielle is well qualified to develop and manage programs for Right Turn.