Responder Resilience

Candace Maisel

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Certified Clinical Trauma Professional | Member Fairfield County’s Trauma Response Team

Candace Maisel received her BSW from Sacred Heart University, MSW from Tulane University with a dual certification in Disaster Mental Health & Trauma Studies. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and a proud member of Fairfield County’s Trauma Response Team. She is a Certified EMDRIA Therapist, Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Provider, Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, Certified ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) Therapist; skilled in DBT, CBT, TRM, Yin Yoga, and breathwork. Candace firmly believes there is no one size fits all in mental health. She has made it her mission to offer multiple routes to healing that are as unique as the individual themselves.

She works with adolescents and adults at her private practice in Westport and Milford, CT.

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July 22, 2026

Ibogaine Treatment for First Responder Addiction — Carmine Fiore & Candace Maisel, LCSW | S6 E29

What happens when every traditional treatment fails — and a first responder is still drowning? Retired FDNY-EMS paramedic and Army combat medic Carmine Fiore survived 30 treatment centers and 15 heroin overdoses before trying something the first responder world rarely talks about: Ibogaine-assisted treatment at Ambio Life Sciences in Tijuana, Mexico.