About Dan

Dan Wolf is a registered psychologist who specialises in dealing with addictive disorders. Dan has had extensive exposure to the major drug rehab centres in South Africa.

In 1999 Dan established First Step Drug and Alcohol Outpatient Recovery Centre, which was the first intensive outpatient program established in Johannesburg focused on treating addicts in a less restrictive environment.

In 2005 Dan in his capacity as Operational Director founded the GAP – an extended Primary and Secondary treatment centre in Ferndale, Randburg.

In 2009 The GAP merged with Houghton House and Dan together with Alex Hamlyn assumed the positions of joint shareholders in the Houghton House Group of Treatment Centres. The Houghton House Group provides the full continuum of addiction treatment including: an outpatient centre, primary care, secondary care and a tertiary care centre.

Since registration with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa in 1998, Dan has worked in the field of addiction in both an operational and therapeutic capacity. His responsibilities have included managerial tasks such as supervision and management of staff together with being involved in facilitating group therapy, interventions, individual therapy and family therapy.