The Recovery Team & Founders of Extra Mile Recovery

Scott Smith brings seven years of experience in the recovery field and ten years of public health experience. In the public health field, Scott specialized in case management and care coordination, communicating with families and health professionals to ensure proper care and treatment was provided to individuals in need. In recovery, Scott has 11 years of personal sobriety and has founded and run two successful recovery companies. He has helped many men and women find their way in early sobriety. This began by serving on the Austin chapter board for Oxford House in 2006 and going on to open a successful sober living company for men and women in 2010, Brightside Sober Living, with his wife, Carrie. In 2016, Scott co-founded Ascension House, a 12-step immersion extended care for women and men. Scott has dedicated his life to recovery to helping others succeed. Through his experience and shared vision with his wife, Extra Mile Recovery is a place where necessary clinical care and spiritual solution through the 12 steps collide to create a model for lasting recovery for all!

• Licensed Professional Counselor
• National Certified Counselor
• International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
• Board Qualified Supervisor for LPC
• Certified Clinical Supervisor
• Certified Alcohol and
  Drug Counselor II

Rod Farrar has been working in the chemical dependency field since 1995. Since then, Rod pursued his master’s degree and is a licensed therapist. In addition to facilitating therapy, Rod has been an instructor of Psychology at the community college level as well as the Mississippi Addiction Counselor Training Program for the Mississippi Association of Addiction Professionals. Rod is a board-qualified supervisor for professional counseling and a certified supervisor for MAAP. Rod excels in eye movement desensitization reprocessing therapy and other specialized addiction therapies. Excelling in the treatment of trauma, complicated grief, and chemical dependency, Rod enjoys supervising beginning clinicians in the art of counseling.

Dr. Dilyana Milev, MD is a board-certified clinician with a double certification in Psychiatry and Neurology in USA and Bulgaria. Dr. Milev has graduated from Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria in 1993, and has received a psychiatric clinical training in the Departments of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology of University of Tennessee, USA and Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria. Dr. Milev served as an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Free University of Varna, Bulgaria and taught courses of Psychopathology and Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Dr. Milev was closely involved with treating teenagers and young adults with Substance Addictions between 1996 and 2000 as a staff psychiatrist in Addiction Outpatient Treatment program in the city of Varna, Bulgaria. Since 2004, Dr. Milev have officially residing and practicing medicine in the USA. Dr. Milev presents with extensive experience of treating wide spectrum of mental health conditions including depressive and anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD and addictions to substances among others. Dr. Milev have worked in both, inpatient and outpatient private, federal and state treatment settings. For the past 12 years, Dr. Milev served as a staff clinical psychiatrist at NMSH, Access FHS Clinic and VA Outpatient Clinic in Tupelo, MS. Since 2019, Dr. Milev serves as a Clinical Director of North Mississippi State Hospital.

Kaci Billings is a Business Development Specialist at Extra Mile Recovery Center in Mantachie, Mississippi just outside of Tupelo. She is from Memphis, TN and has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Biology and Biochemistry from Hendrix College, located in Conway, Arkansas. Kaci has a medical and marketing background as well as personal experience with loved ones suffering from addiction and achieving recovery. Kaci works with families and individuals seeking treatment as well as building relationships with recovery providers. In addition, Kaci also develops marketing strategies for Extra Mile Recovery.

Jay Miles is a counselor here at The Extra Mile and is responsible for one-on-one counseling sessions as well as group therapy and individualized treatment planning. Jay is a native of Oxford, MS and has achieved his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Mississippi. Jay has experienced personal recovery from drugs and alcohol since July of 2012 and has been employed by drug and alcohol treatment centers for several years. Jay is certified in Crisis Prevention, AED, and CPR.

Jay believes that one addict helping another is a very advantageous strategy when battling substance abuse. As this provides an introduction to or strengthening of recovery through the 12-step model.

Resa is a very compassionate therapist that is dedicated to providing exceptional care and devising creative treatment plans for those dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues. Resa incorporates art and music therapies so that patients can express themselves through different artistic media as well as traditional treatment methods. Resa describes herself as being “a very open-minded and empathic individual and loves learning as much as I can from others. I am drawn to people and have a desire to help others obtain their goals and meet their needs. Ethics and a good client/therapist relationship are very important to me.” We are extremely excited and grateful to have Ms. Fredericks as a part of our team!