Who is Michael Pearlman, M.D.

Dr. Michael Pearlman is a well known Boston area psychiatrist and Personal Life Strategist who has dedicated his professional practice to helping others overcome their addiction to alcohol. He has a keen awareness of this cunning and sly adversary that is alcohol dependence. Michael Pearlman, M.D. has fought his own battle with alcohol abuse and emerged from the conflict fortified by a spiritual awakening that was life altering in its clarity.

Dr. Pearlman realized he could help others who suffered from alcoholism and problem drinking through his own experiences, combined with his therapeutic counseling. The healing provided by Dr. Pearlman has evolved through time and experience into The Freedom From Alcohol® Method, a comprehensive personal alcohol treatment program.

Below is a brief summary of Dr. Pearlman’s experience for your review:

Licensure and Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Hospital Appointments

• Associate in Psychatry, Arbour Hospital, Arbour-H.R.I.
• Hospital and Medical Director "The Alcohol Treatment Centers" Arbour Counseling Services, Boston MA

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Psychoanalytics Candidate, Psychoanalytical Institute of England, East
• Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Other Professional Positions

• Senior Vice President & Medical Director, ContrAl America, Wellesley, MA
• Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, Arbour Hospital, Boston MA
• Consultant Psychiatrist for High Point Treatment Centers, Plymouth and Quincy, MA
• Consultant on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Consult-Liaison Service, Dept. of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston MA
• Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Management of America Utilization Review
• Psychiatric Physician Review Consultant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• Consultant Psychiatrist, Center of Addictive Behaviors, Salem MA
• Psychiatrist, Mt. Auburn Hospital Center for Alcohol Problems, Cambridge, MA

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