Frederick Wilson

Background

About Frederick Wilson

Reverend Frederick Wilson has worked in the substance use disorder and behavioral health fields for over ten years. He currently is working at Imani, part of Swope Health as a Recovery Coach, at Heartland Center for Behavioral Change as a counselor, and is a contract worker at Footprints as a counselor. He uses his lived experience as a formerly incarcerated individual and volunteers at the Lansing Correctional facility proving pastoral care and teaching economic development. As an expert in the reentry population and resources, he mentors men as they exit prison; assisting with employment, repayment of child support, and how to become a first-time homeowner. In addition, he provides life coaching to these men to assist them in identifying destructive patterns as they find value in themselves, sometimes for the first time in their lives. He is a Certified Associate Alcohol & Drug Counselor in Missouri, a Certified Peer Specialist, a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, and a trainer and educator of Narcan distribution. He has made presentations at numerous churches, substance use disorder treatment centers, prisons, and training at the local, state, and national levels.