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Joan Borsten | Chief Executive OfficerJoan is a native of Los Angeles, California. She has a B.A. from the University of California at Berkley and an M.S. from the University of Southern California. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Panama.
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Oleg Vidov, Owner, Chairman of the Board
Oleg is one of Russia's best known cinema actors. He defected to the U.S. in 1985, after starring in dozens of popular films. Here his credits include "Red Heat," "Wild Orchid," and "Thirteen Days.
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Dr. Thom E. Lobe, M.D., Independently Affiliated Physician
Thom E. Lobe, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P., is the founder and medical director of Beneveda Medical Group in Beverly Hills, California. A native of Baltimore, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1971 from George Washington University before attending medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree in 1975, graduating cum laude and with special honors in pediatrics. During medical school, Dr. Lobe took time out to train with the former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D. and with leading physicians at Harvard and Johns Hopkins Medical Schools. He then moved to Columbus, Ohio where he trained at The Ohio State University Hospital in general surgery and at The Children’s Hospital in pediatric surgery.
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Barry Lomax, N.D., Independently Affiliated Naturopath
Dr. Barry Lomax is a Naturopathic Doctor and a Certified Nutritionist, practicing Traditional Naturopathy with a focus on whole foods nutrition, whole foods supplements, traditional herbal medicine and the Nature Cure Method, which increases the vitality of the individual so that the body can be its own Doctor and heal itself. Lomax utilizes conventional and alternative diagnostics blending the best of modern medical science and traditional natural medicine to treat disease and promote health and well-being. Instead of merely treating symptoms, he optimizes the function of the body’s various systems addressing the root cause of illness so that the body can reestablish a state of homeostasis.
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Dr. Shahla Modir, M.D., Independently Affiliated Physician
Shahla Modir, M.D completed residency training in Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and sub-specialty training in Addiction Psychiatry at the UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Modir is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for Psychiatry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Modir has extensive training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Dr. Modir is a licensed buprenorphine provider.
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Miriam Hamideh, Ph.D, Independently Affiliated Psychologist
Miriam is a licensed clinical psychologist. She holds a PhD in clinical Psychology, a masters-level certificate in Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice, and a Bachelors degree in Clinical Psychology. In having practiced psychology for over 15 years in diverse clinical settings, she has extensive experience treating drug and alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship problems, dual-diagnoses conditions, psychosomatic illnesses.
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Dr. Laura LaPiana
Laura LaPiana, Psy.D. is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Calabasas, California. With a background in Marriage, Family, Child Therapy Dr. LaPiana began working with families in addiction in a community setting. A desire to understand the more intricate and complex components of human behavior propelled Dr. LaPiana to pursue a doctorate from California School of Professional Psychology and a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from Wright Institute Los Angeles.
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Allen Glass II, MFT
Allen D. Glass II, M.A., M.F.T.I., C.D.S. is a symbolic-experiential family therapist, chemical dependency specialist, and addiction treatment counselor. He has years of experience working with at-risk youth and adults suffering from addiction, homelessness, and co-occurring disorders. His concentration is in client directed outcome informed treatment and multi-generational family therapy from a family systems perspective. His work at Malibu Beach Recovery Center is guided by integrated collaboration with clients and collegial consultation with other members of the clinical team.
In addition to his clinical work, Allen D. Glass II is an international artist whose films and photographs have been exhibited by The British Film Institute, The Museum of Modern Art, Anthology Film Archives, and the international film festivals of London, Melbourne, Tehran, Toronto, Tokyo and Luxembourg among others. He has collaborated extensively with musicians such as Wadada Leo Smith, Revolutionary Ensemble, Kris Tiner and Empty Cage Quartet.
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Oleg Flow (formerly Oleg Yevseyev), Lead Exercise Instructor
A native of Ukraine, Oleg has been practicing and teaching yoga for 18 years. He began as a child, taking classes from his mother. He has completed internationally in swimming, judo, and taekwondo. He received his first yoga certificate from Yoga Federation of USSR. Since 1993 he has been a certified yoga teacher of TriYoga International, teaching yoga at International Yoga conferences and conventions, giving private and group classes in countries across the globe including Spain, Israel, China, Austria, Italy, Great Britain, Turkey, Egypt and Russia.
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Cyril Landrat, Lead Chef
Born in Challans, France. Formally educated at the culinary school Lycee Valere Mathe in Vendee. In Paris worked as a chef for many prestigious restaurants awarded Michelin stars. In the U.S. worked at some of the top French restaurants. In Los Angeles worked at the very celebrated L'Orangerie among others.
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Mitch Ellis , Weekend Chef and Cooking Class Instructor
Mitch Ellis was raised in Los Angeles and has been cooking since he was a child. He apprenticed under Chef Richard Overholt at Judy’s Chelsea and Duane Park in New York and with Chef Sergio Galvao at The Sanctuary in Malibu. He finds cooking to be deeply meditative and a source of great joy.
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Yannick Marchand, Chef
Born and raised in Saumur, France. Twenty years of experience as a chef. Former owner and executive chef of the award-winning Quatorze Restaurant. "I consider it my honor to work with something so foundational to our existence as food.
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Stephen Smith, CounselorStephen is a devoted professional, currently working towards his degree in electrical engineering while specializing in renewable energy systems. He has a core belief that with a healthy body, comes a healthy mind. Having worked in management for over 20 years he has learned how to work with people from all walks of life. He uses his own personal experience and recovery to aid and help them along their way. He and his wife Rebecca have 5 beautiful children and have compassion and a zest for life that they hope to instill upon them, and anyone else they meet along the way. |
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Rebecca Smith, CounselorRebecca feels she was put on this Earth to help others and always maintains a positive outlook on life. .She gives a feeling of concern and comfort helping clients heal their mind, body and spirit. Rebecca is certified in CPR, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, Domestic Violence Counseling, and Anger Management Counseling. She is also registered with CAADAC and has enthusiasm for 12 Step Recovery. Rebecca finds that her strong foundation in her own personal recovery gives her compassionate understanding when being of service to other addicts and alcoholics. |
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Susan Sullivan, Counselor
Susan has worked in recovery for 25 years. She mentors young women from all walks who are attempting to turn their lives around and develop productive, meaningful paths. With many years training in all forms of art, design and creative direction, Susan brings pragmatic creativity to her work as a recovery counselor.
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Elisabeth Winchell, Counselor
Elisabeth Winchell has worked as an Addictions Case Manager for over 18 years with a wide variety of populations, including medical professionals who became addicted and active duty military personnel. She has a special interest in working with prescription pill addiction and family dynamics. Elisabeth is in recovery and is CADC II certified, with a BA in Psychology and she is hoping to complete her M.A. in preparation to becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist. |
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Tamra Youngblood, Counselor
Tamra Youngblood is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Psychology at California State Northridge University. She has studied Spiritual Psychology here in the states as well as India and Thailand. Tamra has been in recovery since 2006 and worked with dozens of women on the very challenging and rewarding journey of self discovery and self awareness. She has taken extensive courses and workshops over the course of the last 12 years on healing that which imprisons us and is passionate about helping people to find their truest most authentic self. |
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Pamela GrahamPamela Graham has more than twenty years experience helping individuals to find lasting freedom from the suffering of alcoholism, drug addiction, co-dependency, behavioral disorders and the traumas of Adult Children of Alcoholics. Pamela is a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor who works closely with clients to break the vicious cycle of addiction and to restore them to sustainable sobriety. “I love to see the weight and darkness of years of addiction lifted in a client, and to see them alive again with that beautiful light in their eyes,” she says. |
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Angela Goncalves, Manager of Operations
Angela Goncalves was born and raised in Brazil. At age 18, Angela moved to Los Angeles in 1988 to study English. She fell in love with California and the friends she made here. Angela became a US citizen in 2001. She has held a variety of positions since arriving in the US and worked as manager and personal assistant, to attorneys and business executives, handling all aspects of personal business, travel, entertaining, and finance. She enjoys her work at the Malibu Beach Recovery Center as executive assistant to the CEO Joan Borsten and finds the position interesting and well suited to her ability to tackle and manage new and varied responsibilities. Above all Angela is loving, loyal and devoted to her family, friends and colleagues. |
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Administrative Assistant
Daughter of Nancy, Niece of Chela and Martin, Angela's right hand. |
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Dr. Birnbaum was a dedicated professional addictionologist who worked in the recovery field since becoming clean and sober himself many decades ago. A graduate of New York University, he received a D.O. from the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons in Los Angeles, and his M.D. from the University of California at Irvine’s College of Medicine.
Please see this page for a memorial: Dr B.1929-2009
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