Johnnie Aicher

Background

About Johnnie Aicher

I am the Director of Clinical Operations at Beginnings Treatment Centers. Johnnie grew up in Southern California and has undergone great struggles in his life since early childhood. Johnnie’s untreated addiction robbed him of many years of his life. Today with his sobriety he loves giving back to people and he finally feels that he doesn’t have to wear a mask anymore. Johnnie knows that by leading a sober life he can put the tough guy stuff away and just finally be himself. Sobriety keeps him from being complacent and he continues to strive for better things. Johnnie’s greatest gifts are his patience and tolerance. He loves to work with troubled young people because he can relate to their struggles. During Johnnies years of using he has seen a lot of death and lost a lot of friends to this disease. He knows that for an addict continued using will only lead to jail, institution or death.Johnnie’s goal when working with clients is to break the revolving door of recovery. His goal is to not see clients constantly yo-yoing in and out of treatment and sober living. One of his strengths is that he doesn’t judge others as there is not a lot that people have done that will shock him. Johnnie believes that he went down such a bad path in life and was placed here in order for people to learn from his story. His greatest hope is that his experiences will enable other people to learn and make different choices without having to experience everything he went through. Johnnie is well aware that money cannot make you happy as he grew up with a privileged life. Johnnie says his greatest blessings today are his sobriety, his freedom, and the people that he considers his family today. Johnnie is very proud to say that his mother has 31 years sober and is his best friend today.