I speak about Veterans, trauma, tobacco, opioids, and pain.
My work is with Veterans, clinicians, and the organizations that serve them. I speak about trauma, tobacco, opioids, and pain because these issues often show up together, even when our systems treat them separately.
Ask about a presentation or consultationExploring trauma, tobacco, opioids, and harm reduction—and how they affect Veterans and other populations.
Veterans and trauma
Military service changes the context. I help audiences think about trauma, readjustment, identity, and why Veterans may approach care differently.
Tobacco harm reduction
The aim is to reduce the disease caused by smoking. That requires honest language about the very large difference in risk between burning tobacco and using nicotine without smoke. E-cigarettes and nicotine pouches provide nicotine without the harms of combustion.
Opioids, trauma, and pain
An exploration of the complex interplay among opioid use, misuse, addiction, and other conditions affecting Veterans and other populations. This includes overdose, chronic pain, substance use treatment, and the ways trauma can complicate all three. I use current clinical and public-health guidance.
What I can do for your team.
Presentations
I speak at conferences, grand rounds, agencies, and community events. We start with the audience and the question they need to answer.
Staff workshops
Workshops give clinical and veteran-serving teams time to work through cases, language, and real points of disagreement. They are discussion-based, not canned lectures.
Organizational consulting
I review veteran-facing education and public language for clinical accuracy, useful distinctions, and claims that go further than the evidence.
About Timothy Vermillion
Timothy Vermillion, DSW, LCSW, BCD, is a clinical social worker specializing in trauma and readjustment therapy for service members and veterans. He is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer and a service-disabled Iraq veteran who served with the Army National Guard.
He is the founder of Paradise Institute and writes about EMDR, veteran care, and tobacco harm reduction at EMDRNews.
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