Andy Visser, LPC
Past-President
David H. Pickup, LMFT
President
Andy Visser obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Dordt College (1973), a Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of South Dakota (1979.) He holds a license as Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Dakota and is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP). Andy is National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC). He currently serves as the chair of the Alliance Ethics, Family and Faith division.
David H. Pickup, MFT holds a Masters Degree in Psychology and is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He currently is in private practice working with men with unwanted homosexuality and has offices in California and Texas. David is the co-chair of the Alliance Client Rights division and regularly speaks at regional, national, and international conferences on the practical application of Reintegrative Therapy.
Shirley Cox, D.S.W.
Dr. Cox has a DSW in Social Work and has spent many years in practice and 27 years as a social work educator at Weber State, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Brigham Young University. She has received numerous awards for her teaching and community practice including: the Liberal Arts Outstanding Faculty Award, the Morris Committee on Excellence in Teaching Award, the NASW Nevada Chapter Social Worker of the Year. Her individual and jointly authored publications appear in outlets such as: The Journal of International Social Work and the Journal of Social Work Education.
Board of Directors
Michael Davidson, Ph.D.
Robert L. Vazzo, LMFT, LPCC
Christopher H. Rosik, Ph.D.
Dr Mike Davidson completed undergraduate degrees from Canadian Nazarene College (BTh) and the University of South Africa (BA). His postgraduate work (B.Ed and PhD) was from Rhodes University. He worked in Teacher Education before contributing to Professional Development Units of both academics and doctoral students in three United Kingdom Universities (Nottingham, Surrey and Ulster). He is currently Director of Core Issues Trust, a UK Christian Charity offering therapeutic support for unwanted same-sex attractions.
Robert Vazzo received his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California and was inducted into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi in 2004. Mr. Vazzo completed his clinical internship at the Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic in Encino, California, where he worked with Dr. Joseph Nicolosi. Mr. Vazzo is currently a both a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Marriage & Family Therapist and is a member of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) and the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (CAMFT). He currently serves as the Alliance Clinical division chair.
Dr. Rosik is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Oregon and earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. He is currently a psychologist and director of research at Link Care Center in Fresno, California, as well as a clinical faculty member of Fresno Pacific University. He has published more than 45 articles in peer reviewed journals and has served as President of the Western Region of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies. He currently serves as the Editor of the Journal of Human Sexuality and the chair of the Alliance Research division.
Andrew Rodriguez, MS,
LPC
Anthony Duk,
MD
Andrew Rodriguez is the director of Integrity Christian Counseling in Pottstown, PA. He’s served in ministry for sexuality strugglers since 2006, starting at as an intern at an Exodus International member ministry. After experiencing persecution in graduate
school for his work with men with unwanted same-sex attraction, the Alliance awarded him the 2015 Nicolosi Student Excellence Award. He’s completed his certification in
both SAFE-T and Reintegrative Therapy. He is passionate about advocating for
therapeutic choice, serving on the board of Voice of the Voiceless since 2020 and educating the public through his social media platform, PsychoBible. Additionally, he is affiliated with Restored Hope Network, Transformation Ministry Alliance, Desert Stream
Ministries, and ReStory Ministries. He has been married to precious wife, Jessica,
since 2007.
As a Catholic Vietnamese psychiatrist, Dr. Anthony Duk integrates faith with professional mental health care. In the realm of sexuality and gender, he recognizes each person’s dignity as a child of God and treats their issues with compassion and understanding. Our goal is to help patients rediscover peace, purpose, and connection — combining modern medicine with the timeless truths of faith, prayer, and moral renewal. We welcome patients from all backgrounds who value a respectful, faith-sensitive environment as they strive to understand what happened in their lives and past and what they can do about it today via changes in thought and behavior and possibly medication.