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Substance use disorder is a progressive illness that will only get worse if left untreated. Seeking help means the beginning of recovery, and recovery can mean a new and healthy lifestyle.

For more than 35 years, Mercy Medical Center's Sedlacek Treatment Center has served adolescents and adults within the community with alcohol and/or drug disorders. No one has more experience or compassion than our staff at Sedlacek.

At the Sedlacek Treatment Center, individuals battling substance use disorder can expect:

• The highest level of confidentiality
• Small group sizes
• Free family involvement

Sedlacek Treatment Center is licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Substance Abuse and is accredited by the Joint Commission.

Heather L. Woody, MCC & President of Heather Woody Unlimited, Inc.

Heather L. Woody is a Master Certified Coach that teams with individuals personally and professionally to help them experience their greatness.  She has a passion for working with people in organizations as they pursue their key goals and objectives while also building a fulfilling career and personal life.  Heather is sought for her contagious energy, her ability to quickly zero in on the powerful components of a situation, flesh them out and help her clients uncover an approach that leads them to success.  Heather has a strength for connecting people in their working and personal relationships in order to create flow, understanding and best outcomes.  She wants for her clients to experience the changes and enhancements in their lives that open doors wide to real success.

Heather’s work as a success coach, trainer, facilitator, and speaker, has encompassed many areas including leadership, bridging generations, conflict effectiveness, teamwork, communication, change management, coaching, generational bridging, emotional intelligence, self-time management and project-time management.  She conducts her coaching with individuals as well as with teams.  Heather is also an experienced speaker.

As a coach and consultant, Heather has worked with clients in the following fields and industries: Coaching, Finance and Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Utilities, Law, Real Estate, Sporting Goods, Chiropractic, Consumer Products & Services, Manufacturing, Food Service Equipment, Entrepreneurs, Computer Training, Printing & Publishing, Volunteer and Fundraising Organizations and City Governance.

Heather is a Master Certified Coach through the Certified Coach Federation.  Heather is a graduate of Coach Inc., one of the largest international training organizations for professional coaches.  She also holds a BA from the University of Northern Iowa in Public Relations and Communications.  She is certified in the following FranklinCovey programs: The 5 Choices, The 7 Habits Signature, and Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results Leadership.

She is also an accomplished collegiate athlete and All-American in track and field at Simpson College and the University of Northern Iowa.  Prior to coaching, she worked in marketing, public relations and sales.  She resides in Iowa with her husband Joey, her son Drake and daughter Isabelle.