The expert staff at Clearview Treatment Programs is here to provide you the support and structure you need to recover from your drug or alcohol addiction and any co-existing mood, anxiety, or personality disorder. Our nurturing team of professionals includes a board-certified psychiatrist; an internal medicine physician and detox specialist; Ph.D.s, and licensed and master’s-level psychotherapists, including dual diagnosis, trauma, and eating disorder specialists; master’s-level social workers; certified addiction counselors; case managers; and a registered dietician.
Our staff is committed to providing you the most innovative and effective treatment possible. Clearview provides its staff with ongoing training in addictions, psychiatric disorders, trauma-related disorders, eating disorders, sexual compulsivity, codependency, family therapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation to ensure that you get the treatment that will work best for you.
Find out more about our staff’s expertise:
Administrative Staff
Founder and Executive Director, Michael Roy, MSW
Administrative Director, Emily Cohen
Intake Coordinator, Glenn Seidenfeld
Internet and Communications Manager, Leslie Davis, JD
Transitional Living Manager & Alumni Coordinator, Samantha Webster, CCDC
Office Manager, Trish Wood
Clinical Staff
Clinical Director, Amanda D. Smith, Psy.D.
Psychiatrist, Cory Campbell, MD, Ph.D.
Detox Specialist, Robert Waldman, MD
Clinical Supervisor, Carol Hayman, MFT
Eating Disorders Coordinator, Jennifer Schneider, Ph.D.
Trauma Therapist, Julie De Santo, MA, SEP
Program Therapist, Nan Hochberger, MA, MFT
Program Therapist, Claudia de Garmo, MA, MFT
Program Therapist, Hank Olwell, MA, MFT, CATC
Program Therapist/DBT Specialist, Jinsoo Lim, MA, MFT
Program Dietitian, Lynn Tumpa, RD
Yoga Instructor and Ayurvedic Specialist, Eleni Tsikrikas
Program Consultant, Margaret Fetting, Ph.D., LCSW
Outreach Staff
National Outreach Director, Joanne Barron, MA, CADAC
Outreach Project Manager, Cris Shenk, MBA
Clinical Outreach Coordinator, Kim Cartwright, MBA
Clinical Outreach Coordinator, Nial Stimson, CAS
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
MICHAEL ROY, MSW
Founder and Executive Director
Michael Roy received his Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California (USC) and has 20 years of administrative, clinical, and management experience in mental health, dual diagnosis, and addiction treatment. Michael is a nationally recognized expert on dual diagnosis treatment and has special expertise in personality disorder treatment for women.
From 1990 to 1997, Michael worked as a clinician, administrator, educator, and assistant program director for Gateways Beit T’Shuvah, a nationally known residential dual diagnosis and drug and alcohol treatment center. In this capacity, he was responsible for all aspects of the program and supervised the clinical and administrative staff. He provided group and individual counseling, and created and facilitated an aftercare program.
From 1996 to 1998, Michael worked as a psychotherapist at the Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills and St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, providing clinical services to adults, adolescents, children, and families. He performed individual, couples, and family therapy with clients from diverse backgrounds suffering from a wide range of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders.
During 1998, Michael worked with the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration, where he co-supervised treatment for a 150-bed treatment facility for mentally ill and drug-addicted homeless veterans. He supervised the case management team, a 24-bed social model detox unit, and a 24-bed Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program.
From 1999 to 2000, Michael worked at Promises Treatment Centers, a nationally recognized chemical dependency treatment program. As program director, Michael oversaw all aspects of the clinical program, supervised numerous clinical and administrative staff, and oversaw three sober living homes.
Michael has also worked in private practice, providing psychotherapy to clients with personality disorders, dual diagnosis, trauma-related disorders, codependency issues, sexual addiction, and psychiatric disorders.
In 2000, Michael founded Clearview Treatment Programs, a comprehensive mental health and dual diagnosis treatment center, and the first of its kind in Southern California and Los Angeles. Clearview Treatment Programs provides a broad array of programs and is nationally recognized as a leader in the treatment of psychiatric disorders and dual diagnosis treatment. Clearview offers a complete continuum of care, including residential treatment, transitional living, day treatment, and intensive outpatient programs.
Michael also founded Clearview Women’s Center, which treats primary psychiatric disorders with special expertise in personality disorders and trauma. Clearview Women’s Center is the only program of its kind on the West Coast.
EMILY COHEN
Administrative Director
Emily Cohen began her employment as administrative director of Clearview in 2006. She has more than 13 years of recovery experience. After majoring in sociology at The Evergreen State College in Washington, Emily pursued counseling and non-profit administration for local mental health and drug treatment facilities.
From 1997 to 2001, Emily worked for a social service employment agency, where she honed her administrative and human resources skills, placing social workers and therapists in hospitals and various clinical settings. For the next five years, Emily worked in a law firm as a paralegal, assisting a team of lawyers with various legal tasks.
As administrative director at Clearview, Emily compassionately assists clients and families with the stressful task of making financial arrangements for treatment and helps answer questions about insurance reimbursement. Emily helps to ensure that new staff meet employment qualifications and that they understand client rights.
GLENN SEIDENFELD
Intake Coordinator
Glenn Seidenfeld comes to Clearview with years of experience and success assisting clients through the doors of recovery, and has more than five years of recovery experience. In 2005, Glenn began his career in treatment as workshop coordinator for Sierra Tucson, a nationally known addiction and mental health treatment center in Tucson, Ariz.
It quickly became clear that Glenn had the skills and aptitude to help a family member or prospective client in distress to make that life-changing decision to enter treatment. Glenn quickly moved from workshop coordinator to the intake department and became an intake coordinator, winning Intake Coordinator of the Year. Glenn’s compassion and enthusiasm for helping people quickly led to a promotion to senior intake coordinator at Sierra Tucson. In that position, Glenn helped hundreds of people find the treatment that they were seeking and he became an expert on recovery resources throughout the country.
As intake coordinator at Clearview, Glenn assists clients and families with compassion and care to find the best treatment center to meet their needs. He conducts initial assessments, gives tours of the various facilities, and assists clients and their families to find the best help possible.
LESLIE DAVIS, JD
Internet and Communications Manager
Leslie Davis received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Davis School of Law, with a focus on public interest law, and is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. She completed her undergraduate work at Emerson College in Boston, where she graduated with a degree in print journalism.
Leslie has extensive experience managing and writing for trade publications, websites, newsletters, blogs, and journals. She previously did Internet marketing for CRC Health Group, where she became knowledgeable about issues related to addiction and mental health. She is also currently communications director for The StepFamily Center in Beverly Hills.
In her position at Clearview, Leslie writes informative articles for Clearview’s various websites and acts as the blog manager. She conducts research regarding treatment modalities and interviews clinicians regarding their clinical work. Leslie also assists the clinical outreach department in their marketing efforts.
SAMANTHA WEBSTER, CCDC
Transitional Living Manager & Alumni Coordinator
Samantha Webster, certified chemical dependency counselor (CCDC), has worked in substance abuse and mental health treatment for more than 10 years. Beginning in 1999, she worked at Promises Residential Treatment Centers for more than five years. During that time, she was the alumni coordinator, working with alumni who had completed their inpatient programs to bridge the gap from residential treatment to their daily lives.
After Promises, Samantha worked with adolescents with mental health issues in Arizona as a case manager for two years. She worked in conjunction with Child Protective Services to support families and children in the government mental health systems.
Samantha received her CCDC in 2003 and is completing her California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Certification (CAADC). She currently attends Antioch University, with the goal of completing a Master’s Degree in Psychology.
As alumni coordinator at Clearview, Samantha meets with clients prior to the completion of their treatment and helps them plan a thorough continuing care plan. Samantha facilitates Clearview’s year-long Continuing Care program, a unique feature of Clearview. She also manages the Women’s Transitional Living program and coordinates treatment with the day treatment and outpatient treatment centers.
Trish Wood has been with Clearview for nearly three years. Trish brings more than 20 years of customer and client service experience to the Clearview team. As office manager, Trish assists the clinical team with the administration of client paperwork and helps ensure that the outpatient treatment program is running smoothly.
In addition to providing staff support, Trish assists new clients with initial intake paperwork and helps them acclimate to the day treatment and outpatient treatment programs. Trish is often the “helpful voice” on the line for incoming callers. Her calm demeanor and knowledge of Clearview’s programs and services is a constant source of reassurance for family members and prospective clients calling in crisis.
CLINICAL STAFF
AMANDA D. SMITH, Psy.D.
Clinical Director
Dr. Amanda Smith received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. She has worked in a number of clinical settings in the Los Angeles area, including the Pepperdine University Community Clinic, the Maple Counseling Center, and the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration.
Dr. Smith completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training at the Wright Institute Los Angeles where she performed individual and couples therapy with clients suffering from a wide range of psychiatric disorders. During her training at the Wright Institute Los Angeles, she also provided individual and group psychotherapy to eating disorder patients suffering from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating at the Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Program.
Prior to coming to Clearview Treatment Programs, Dr. Smith worked at Tarzana Treatment Centers, an addiction treatment center, as a clinical supervisor. There, she supervised and taught doctoral trainees how to provide individual therapy, group therapy, and diagnostic assessments to a wide range of clients suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, and dual diagnosis.
Dr. Smith maintains a private practice in Beverly Hills, where she sees adults, adolescents, and couples. Her specialties include chemical dependency, eating disorders, trauma issues, anxiety disorders, and depressive disorders.
In her position as clinical director at Clearview, Dr. Smith is responsible for all aspects of client care. She also conducts individual psychotherapy with treatment program clients and facilitates a daily core issues psychotherapy group, eating disorders group, and women’s group.
CORY CAMPBELL, MD, Ph.D.
Psychiatrist
Dr. Cory Campbell completed her MD at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland and her Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Campbell received her training in psychiatry at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute and is board-certified in the practice of psychiatry.
Dr. Campbell has broad clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She worked in UCLA’s adult inpatient units and in the general adult outpatient clinics. While at UCLA, she also taught psychodynamic psychotherapy to psychiatry residents and treated the mentally ill forensic population with the Department of Mental Health.
Dr. Campbell has extensive research experience and completed a two-year research fellowship in substance dependence at UCLA. Her research involved investigating the effects of PCP-like agents on learning and memory and the effects of stress on relapse in amphetamine addicts.
Dr. Campbell possesses special expertise in treating patients with substance abuse and dual diagnosis issues. She maintains a successful private practice in general adult psychiatry, where she treats patients with primary mental health issues and dual diagnosis.
At Clearview, Dr. Campbell works directly with clients conducting psychiatric evaluations. She sees clients for ongoing medication management and coordinates care with other healthcare providers.
ROBERT WALDMAN, MD
Detox Specialist
Dr. Robert P. Waldman is a graduate with distinction in internal medicine at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Waldman completed his internship and residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. Afterwards, he was appointed clinical instructor of internal medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where he served his nephrology fellowship.
He later moved to California, where he became co-medical director of the addiction recovery unit at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital in Marina del Rey. Dr. Waldman belongs to the American Society of Nephrology and currently holds the appointment of medical director of the hemodialysis unit at RSG Inglewood.
Dr. Waldman holds hospital staff privileges at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Daniel Freemen Hospitals (Marina and Memorial), and Centinela Hospital, while also maintaining a successful private practice in Marina del Rey. Dr. Waldman is trained in the use of Subutex and Suboxone for opiate detoxification and has extensive experience with the use of these medications.
At Clearview, Dr. Waldman conducts physical examinations and works with residents who require drug or alcohol detox to develop a detox protocol specific to their needs. His goal is to keep residents as comfortable as possible while they begin their treatment process.
CAROL HAYMAN, MFT
Clinical Supervisor
Carol Hayman received her master’s degree from California State University, Northridge in 1988. She has been in private practice since 1989 and specializes in chemical dependency, eating disorders, personality disorders, and trauma. Her practice includes work with individuals, couples, and families.
Carol began her career in 1987 working as a staff therapist at New Start, a drug-counseling clinic, and as a staff therapist at the Airport Marina Counseling Center. In 1991, she worked at a psychiatric acute care unit at Doctor’s Hospital in Los Angeles as a lead therapist. While there, she also developed and implemented a discharge planning system.
Carol has extensive experience as a clinical supervisor and a special interest in community work. From 1995 to 1998, she was the clinical staff supervisor at Ocean Park Community Center in Santa Monica. Since 1999, she has been the clinical staff supervisor at A Place Called Home, a drop-in center for at-risk youth in South Central Los Angeles. Carol is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and has received training at the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI).
Carol has worked at Clearview for the past 10 years and provides clinical supervision to treatment center staff. Carol also facilitates a codependency group and trauma group, an area of expertise for her.
JENNIFER SCHNEIDER, Ph.D.
Eating Disorders Coordinator
Dr. Jennifer Schneider received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. Dr. Schneider has worked as a therapist in several outpatient community mental health centers in the Los Angeles area since 2001. These include the Maple Counseling Center, Airport Marina Counseling Service, and the Wright Institute Los Angeles. At the Wright Institute, Dr. Schneider received special training on eating disorders, including bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive overeating.
Dr. Schneider completed a post-doctoral internship at The Center for Healthy Aging in Santa Monica, where she coordinated their intake program and supervised intern therapists. Dr. Schneider continues to supervise psychology interns part-time at The Center for Healthy Aging. Since 2003, Dr. Schneider has maintained a private practice in Westwood, where she sees adolescents, adults, and couples. Her specialties include anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, eating disorders, and body image issues.
Dr. Schneider is also on the faculty at the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles, where she teaches a course on psychodiagnostic assessment to second-year Ph.D. students.
At Clearview, Dr. Schneider works directly with eating disorder clients, facilitates an eating disorders group, supervises staff on eating disorder and body image issues, and oversees Clearview’s Eating Disorders Program. Dr. Schneider also lectures on eating disorders and is a recognized expert in the ED field.
JULIE DE SANTO, MA, SEP
Trauma Therapist
Julie De Santo, an individual marriage and family therapist, graduated from Antioch University with a Masters in Psychology. She completed three years of advanced training through the Foundation for Human Enrichment (FHE) and is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). Additionally, she is fully trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Julie began her training at the Hollywood YMCA Counseling Center, where she treated individuals and families. Through the YMCA, she also saw adolescents at Bancroft Middle School on a weekly basis and provides therapy for at-risk youth through Bridges, a city-funded program designed to provide kids with support to improve their social and academic functioning. Julie also treated young, single women and mothers who lived at the YMCA transitional housing program.
Julie is also involved in community trauma outreach programs. In 2008, she was part of a team of therapists hired by the Trauma Resource Institute to train county mental healthcare professionals in the use of Somatic Experiencing to stabilize victims of fires. She also helped many of the responding healthcare professionals with stabilization.
Julie was also part of the first phase of an ongoing research project sponsored by FHE that was focused on developing a SE protocol for the treatment of veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Julie continues to work to improve mental healthcare for veterans and their families through the Trauma Resource Institute.
Julie has a private practice in Beverly Hills, where she sees individuals, adults, couples, and families with children who have difficulties with emotional regulation, impulse control, and attention. Julie contributes much of her clients’ success to their willingness to learn about and use SE and EMDR in their daily lives.
At Clearview, Julie provides individual and group therapy to clients suffering from the effects of abuse and trauma. She practices both EMDR and Somatic Experiencing in her work at Clearview and helps teach the staff how to utilize de-escalation techniques when clients are activated in their trauma response. Julie facilitates a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group, which teaches clients how to better regulate their emotions and deal with interpersonal conflict. She also facilitates trauma and grief and loss groups.
NAN HOCHBERGER, MA, MFT
Program Therapist
Nan Landis Hochberger, a licensed marriage and family therapist, received her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Ryokan College in 1998. Her initial work in the field focused on parenting, communications, and family dynamics. She has lectured widely in the community, in the school system in Santa Monica and Malibu, and holds parenting workshops regularly. In 2007, she published, “Parenting by the Steps,” which offers a developmental approach and 12-step spirituality as a guide for parents.
Nan has been working in the addiction field for more than 10 years and has been affiliated with 12-step program work for 25 years. She began her work in addiction treatment at Promises in West Los Angeles and Malibu, where she worked as a parenting coach, conducted family groups, and facilitated addiction education classes, codependency groups, and relapse prevention groups. She also worked as a program therapist at Promises in West Los Angeles from 2001 to 2003. Additionally, Nan has worked at the Daniel Freeman Hospital addictions recovery unit, Harvest Home, and at The Sanctuary recovery program in Malibu.
At Clearview, Nan conducts individual therapy with a wide range of clients and is considered an expert in dual diagnosis treatment. Nan also facilitates a psychodrama group and a codependency group.
CLAUDIA de GARMO, MA, MFT
Program Therapist
Claudia de Garmo received her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Phillips Graduate Institute in 1996. She has extensive experience working with dually diagnosed clients who have co-occurring addictions and mental health problems.
Claudia began her career as a therapist at the Los Angeles Free Clinic, where she worked with clients presenting with a wide range of mental health issues.
From 2000 to 2003, Claudia was a staff therapist at Creative Care, a residential treatment facility for acute dual diagnosis patients. There, she provided individual, couples, family, and group therapy.
Claudia has been with Clearview for seven years. She specializes in treating clients with drug and alcohol abuse, mood disorders, personality disorders, trauma issues, and impulse control disorders, including self-injury, stealing, and obsessive compulsive behavior. She sees clients for individual therapy sessions and facilitates a relationship skills group.
HANK OLWELL, MA, MFT, CATC
Program Therapist
Hank Olwell, a licensed marriage and family therapist, received his Master’s Degree in Psychology from Phillips Graduate Institute in 2006. He has been a Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor (CATC) since 2003.
Hank began his career in 2000 as a chemical dependency worker at Cri-Help Inc., where he worked with a dually diagnosed adult population in a residential treatment environment. He provided individual, group, and family counseling, assisting and encouraging clients to obtain the skills needed to maintain recovery.
From 2003 to 2007, Hank was the program coordinator for Insight Behavioral Health in Pasadena. He acted as the primary clinician for the intensive outpatient program, while treating teens and families with behavioral and school problems, and emotional, relational, and substance abuse issues.
Hank has a private practice in Westwood and Glendale. He is an adjunct faculty member at Phillips Graduate Institute, where he teaches in their clinical psychology master’s program.
Hank is considered an addiction and dual diagnosis treatment expert and has multiple years of experience working with clients prone to relapse. He also has special expertise in treating sexual addiction and compulsivity. At Clearview, Hank conducts individual therapy with clients and facilitates two relapse prevention groups.
JINSOO LIM, MA, MFT
Program Therapist/DBT Specialist
Jinsoo Lim received his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles. He has worked in the field of chemical dependency and dual diagnosis for the past seven years.
Jinsoo began his career working at Via Avanta, a long-term residential substance abuse facility where women in recovery can be reunified with their children in collaboration with Family Preservation and the Department of Children and Family Services. There, he provided individual, child, and group psychotherapy for an ethnically and culturally diverse population struggling with dual diagnosis, substance abuse, trauma, and domestic violence.
Beginning in 2004, Jinsoo began working at Didi Hirsch’s outpatient adolescent substance abuse program, providing group and individual psychotherapy to teens and their families in crisis. Jinsoo also ran various process and psycho-educational groups in high schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Jinsoo has a private practice in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.
Jinsoo’s responsibilities at Clearview include performing individual therapy with clients and facilitating a mood disorders group and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group. Jinsoo has received training in the four skill set modules of DBT.
LYNN TUMPA, RD
Program Dietitian
Lynn Tumpa is a registered dietitian (RD) and active member of the American Dietetic Association. She has more than 18 years of experience in nutrition counseling.
Her career began with an internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., and has taken her to Santa Monica and Hollywood, where she currently practices. In 2006, Lynn received her certification as a Kundalini yoga instructor from the world-renowned Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Hollywood. This experience has allowed Lynn to integrate meditation and yogic philosophies into her therapeutic nutrition practice.
Lynn is a passionate and dynamic speaker who lectures on such topics as “Shifting Your Relationship with Food,” “The Differences between Physical and Emotional Hunger,” and “Eating with the Seasons.”
The focus of Lynn’s work at Clearview is to help men and women transform their relationships with food. She introduces clients to the basics of intuitive eating by creating an individualized meal plan and monitoring levels of hunger and fullness. Lynn also accompanies clients on a weekly meal outing, where she teaches them to make healthy choices and process thoughts and feelings surrounding their eating.
ELENI TSIKRIKAS
Yoga Instructor
Ayurvedic Specialist
Eleni Tsikrikas began studying yoga in 1995 in Sydney, Australia, and completed her initial training course in 1998 at the Sydney Yoga Center.
In 2001, Eleni was introduced to the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya, a renowned yogic healer. Eleni offered group classes and private instruction at Yoga Sanga in Sydney and at St. John of God Hospital, a facility that treats patients suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
In 2004, Eleni moved to Los Angeles and continued her studies with Robert Birnberg, a renowned yoga therapist who specializes in yoga and addictions. Her studies are deeply rooted in the Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali, the classical Vedic text which forms the basis of yoga philosophy.
Eleni complements her yoga with Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old system of health based in nature which treats body, mind, and spirit. She runs an Ayurvedic practice in Los Angeles, where she integrates yoga’s tools with Ayurveda to create highly individualized, holistic healing programs for her clients.
Eleni is on the faculty at the Californian College of Ayurveda, where she teaches in the distance learning program. Eleni also specializes in yoga for addiction and compulsive disorders. She teaches privately in Silver Lake.
At Clearview, Eleni teaches the yoga philosophy and its application to addiction and compulsive behavior. She helps clients through meditation, postures designed specifically for them, and visualization to help them achieve their goals.
MARGARET FETTING, Ph.D., LCSW
Program Consultant
Margaret Fetting, Ph.D., LCSW, completed her graduate training at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fetting has a private practice in Santa Monica that specializes in several specialties, most notably adult substance abuse and personality disorders. She is well regarded in her field and is specifically recognized for her depth and breadth of knowledge and diversity of treatment approaches.
Dr. Fetting is an associate adjunct professor at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Social Work and is also on the faculty of Antioch University, Santa Barbara. Dr. Fetting has designed and taught hundreds of workshops throughout central and southern California for hospitals, social service departments, clinical organizations, children and family agencies, and large sponsored seminars and workshops.
Dr. Fetting conducts pre- and re-licensing workshops for several organizations, including the National Association of Social Workers. She also supervises clinicians in this field on a regular basis. For more than 15 years, Dr. Fetting has been on the staff of several hospitals and programs specializing in chemical dependency and eating disorders.
Dr. Fetting has consulted with Clearview regarding program design and development and clinical application of psychological theory.
OUTREACH STAFF
JOANNE BARRON, MA, CADAC
National Outreach Director
Joanne Barron has more than 30 years of experience working in many capacities in the fields of substance abuse and mental health. She is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, and is currently completing a doctoral program in clinical psychology.
Her early career experience includes teaching addiction counseling for Para-Professional Education and Training for Alcoholics and Addicts. Joanne was one of the first people in Los Angeles to teach addiction counseling. She helped to create the Teenage Alcoholism Program for the San Fernando Valley Council on Alcoholism, the first local program of its kind for teens with alcohol or drug problems. She also helped to open two of the first inpatient hospital programs in Los Angeles for adolescent substance abusers.
Joanne has worked as a substance abuse counselor, intake counselor, hot line supervisor, and outreach director for several leading treatment centers. Additionally, Joanne is a trained intervention specialist, with training in both the Johnson Institute Model and the Family Systemic Model. Joanne is a frequent speaker at local public and private schools and has been a trainer to many organizations including the National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Police Department, and Los Angeles Unified School District.
Joanne continues to be interested in educating the community and healthcare professionals about drug and alcohol use. She a founding member of the Women’s Association for Addiction Treatment (WAAT) and co-founder of the Adolescent & Young Adult Resource Network (AYARN).
At Clearview, Joanne oversees the outreach team and is responsible for the planning of outreach efforts.
CRIS SHENK, MBA
Outreach Project Manager
Cris Shenk has a background in strategic marketing and is a University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business graduate. She completed her undergraduate work at Boston University, where she graduated cum laude in economics and international relations.
She started her career working for the Brazilian Embassy in Paris, where she assisted the trade department with market research and analysis. She later worked in consulting projects in Hong Kong, Miami, and Rio de Janeiro.
Cris joins Clearview after successfully launching pharmaceutical brands for Johnson & Johnson and revitalizing Nicorette sales in Portugal.
She won the prestigious Business Plan Competition at London Business School in 2006 and was awarded a J&J Encore Award for her contributions in 2008. In addition to English, Cris is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and French.
KIM CARTWRIGHT, MBA
Clinical Outreach Coordinator
Kim has a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a focus in marketing management from California State University, Fullerton. Kim is a marketing and business development professional with more than 20 years of experience in the Behavioral Health and Global Information Services industries.
Kim has been involved in the chemical dependency and behavioral health fields since 1984, and has served on several boards of directors of treatment facilities and on the Orange County Board of Alcohol Services. She has previously held positions as the director of marketing, outreach and admissions for a women’s treatment facility in Orange County, Calif., and as a substance abuse technician for an inpatient adolescent treatment program while studying for her undergraduate degree.
Kim has a personal and professional passion for helping clients find their way to recovery from addictions and mental health issues.
NIAL STIMSON, CAS
Clinical Outreach Coordinator
Nial Stimson, certified drug and alcohol counselor (CAS), has more than 22 years of experience working in the field of chemical dependency and behavioral health treatment. He has held a variety of professional positions in some of the top Southern California treatment centers, including the ASAP Adolescent Treatment Programs, Exodus Recovery Center, Daniel Freeman Hospital Detox Center, Hythiam Inc., and the Mission Community Hospital “First Step” Program.
Nial specializes in working with high-profile clients in the film and music industry, and travels as a personal counselor. For the past 12 years, Nial has successfully focused on working within the professional recovery community in both business development and outreach.