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Meet The Team

ORANGE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CENTER

D’Amore’s Clinical Team works together to provide comprehensive care to our patients, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, therapy, and medication management. They also collaborate with primary care physicians and families to provide a continuity of care.

Our Clinical Team is comprised of Doctors of Psychology, Psychiatrists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Nurses, Nutritionists, Certified Addictions Treatment Counselors (CATC), and Group Facilitators. Learn more about the D’Amore family and the people who make our program unique.

Our Clinical Team

Clinical

Clinical Director - Licensed Psychotherapist

Clinical Supervisor

Paul Capone, AMFT, APCC

Therapist II/Program Coordinator

Sarah Nguyen, AMFT, APCC

Therapist I

Shaylee Matthews, AMFT

Therapist 1

Cindy Mijangos

Case Manager

Catherine McCarthy

Behavioral Health Technician

Jaida Hammond

Behavioral Health Technician

Kristina Zepeda

Behavioral Health Technician

Megan Hou

Behavioral Health Technician

Sergio Gomez

Behavioral Health Technician

Medical

Dr. Mohamed El-Gabalawy, MD

Psychiatrist

Dr. Paul Chung, MD

Psychiatrist

Sharan Gill, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Amanda Duggan, PMHNP

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Wendy Gardner, LVN

Medical Manager

Leah Dixon

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Vanessa Velaya

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Jonathan Santa Maria

Medical Administrative Specialist

Operations Team

Michael Yamashiro, BA

Operations Director

Elissa Venegas, BA

Operations Manager

Jorell Kalaw

Operations Manager - NACHT

John Alaniz

Operations Supervisor

Group Facilitators

Sidhartha Sticco, APCC

Group Facilitator Supervisor/Therapist

Patrick Leborio

Group Facilitator

Michelle Garcia

Group Facilitator

Grecia Matweef

Group Facilitator

Robin Hozu

Group Facilitator

Mariia Shurkhal

Group Facilitator

Yamilet Pineda

Group Facilitator

Katherine Whitaker

Group Facilitator

Sheryl Jakofsky-Menes, MS, RDN

Registered Dietician

Jeff Arimond

Sound Bath / Yoga Group Facilitator 

Kimberly Lou, CADC III-Ph.D, Student

Integrative Life Mentor / Health Coach

Kirsten Wooley

Lead Instructor - Equine HB Therapeutic Riding Center

Brandon Baker

Music Mindfulness Facilitator

Bryan Aleman, RADT - CADC Intern

Group Facilitator

Joshua Martin M.S. Industrial Psychology - CADC

Group Facilitator

Adelaide Alva, SUDRC

Yoga Instructor/Group Facilitator

Elizabeth Saucier-Johnson, CADC-II

Group Facilitator

Guilia Piscitelli, AMFT

Group Facilitator

Marlene Favors, AMFT

Group Facilitator

Tayler Hunt, RADT

Yoga/Sound Bath Instructor

Yassi Qaderi, RADT

Group Facilitator

Community Outreach

Gregory Pierce

Certified Professional Life Coach, Master Certified Professional Coach, Community Mental Health Coordinator

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