Meet Our Team
Our world-class team is committed to the Valor Recovery mission of helping men transcend sexual compulsivity and live a life of purpose, integrity and love.
Steven Wolt, Founder & CEO
Steve is an influential healthcare entrepreneur with a passion for breaking down barriers. He has helped countless others find healing and recovery from mental health challenges and addictions.
The mission at Valor Recovery is deeply personal to Steve given his recovery from sex and porn addiction. Courage and vulnerability have been his guiding light inspiring others to overcome shame and stigma to get the help they need.
Steve was the past President of Freedom Institute, a prestigious, non-profit, outpatient treatment and recovery center located in Manhattan NY, founded in 1976. He was also co-founder and CEO of Veritus; the nation's first tele-health, intensive, outpatient treatment program for licensed professionals struggling with substance use disorders and mental health.
Steve is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and a member of the International Coaching Federation.
Before transitioning to behavioral health, Steve had a successful career working in financial services. Steve enjoys biking and hiking with his wife, Jennifer and dogs, Henry and Quincy.
Ian Sears, Coach
Ian has has been in recovery for 30 years and has been in the trenches, shoulder to shoulder with fellow sex addicts from all walks of life. He has witnessed countless examples of men reclaiming their lives from what seemed to be an irreparable brokenness. He considers it an honor and a privilege.
In addition to his decades of real world recovery experience, he is a certified meditation teacher and offers a wide variety of meditation techniques as an additional tool to help recovering addicts develop a happy relationship with the present tense.
For twenty-five years, he was also a TV editor for which he was nominated for an Emmy.
For fun: tending to his fruit trees, traveling to France, meditation retreats with his wife, finding novel ways to use lemon zest in his cooking, reading about spiritual adventures.
His favorite Rumi poem:
Sit still and be quiet
Because you’re drunk
And we’re at the edge of the roof
Ron Garfield, Coach
Ron has been in recovery since 2012, a life-changing experience that inspired him to leave a 30+ year career in the entertainment industry and dedicate his life to coaching. Today, he serves as a recovery coach at Valor Recovery Coaching, guiding men in recovery from sex addiction to rediscover purpose, integrity, and self-worth.
In addition, Ron is an entrepreneurial executive leadership coach who partners with leaders, teams, and individuals to uncover opportunities for growth, navigate challenges, and create transformational change in leadership, organizational engagement, and personal development.
Ron is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Co-Active Training Institute. He is also trained as a Mental Fitness Coach through Positive Intelligence and is a Certified Partner with The Predictive Index.
Ron is an avid skier and fly fisherman and enjoys hiking with his family and dog, Gracie.
Gavin Bahadur, Coach
Gavin has been in recovery since 2010 and has dedicated his life to helping men overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges. He is a board-certified eye physician and surgeon, an Ivy League alumnus of Brown University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and received his medical doctorate.
Gavin ran a solo private medical and surgical private practice and also served as a health sciences assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has conducted research at Duke University and the National Institutes of Health, has published scientific papers, authored a teaching manual of microsurgery and has made presentations at the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the International Society of Refractive Surgery.
He is a recipient of the Lions International Recognition award for philanthropic patient care, has participated in multiple international medical mission trips and has been featured on ABC news and a national broadcast of Great Day America.
Gavin enjoys sushi, surfing, tennis, backpacking, traveling, scuba diving, and likes to dabble in stand up comedy.
