Valley Association of Addiction Professionals - VAAP

09/21/2025

09/21/2025

September 20th marks National ! Join us and NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, in expressing gratitude to addiction professionals for their unwavering commitment and dedication! Learn more at

Started by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals in 1992, the day was established to commemorate the hard work that addiction professionals do on a daily basis. Help us make this year the biggest celebration yet by spreading the word that addiction professionals are amazing!

04/15/2025

The Palmer Drug Abuse Program (PDAP) in McAllen, TX is seeking LCDC-Interns

For more information, please contact Joel Morales at 956-687-7714.

Thank you

10/22/2024

Please come and join one of our VAAP sponsors for fun and games at their Spooktacular Halloween event. Come and have fun & games and network with other addiction professionals from the area. Bring the family........

09/20/2024

Happy Addiction Professional’s Day. Thank you for those who help heal and all that you do.

09/20/2023

Happy Addiction Professionals Day to all those who work with individuals to overcome substance use disorders and find recovery!!!

06/29/2023

VAAP Meeting Announcement - June 2023 at Su Clinica -

A special thanks to Dr. Marin, CEO and staff of Su Clinica for allowing VAAP to meet and present at the Brownsville, Texas site.

09/20/2022

Happy Addiction Professionals Day to all those who serve and dedicated their professional lives to preventing/treating/or supporting recovery from addiction.

09/10/2022

One more memory from this year’s TAAP conference. Here’s last year’s winner of the Counselor of the Year award and VAAP past president Matthew Levine, LCDC presenting the award to this year’s winner and his mentor Jody Guerra, LCDC. It comes full circle.

09/10/2022

Congrats to our very own members Fidencio Mercado, LCDC and Jody Guerra, LCDC for winning the awards for Addiction Professional and Counselor of the year, respectively, at the annual TAAP Conference today in San Antonio. Representing the RGV!!