Murrieta, California Drug Rehab Centers

Angela Lankford is a Licensed Vocational Nurse with over five years of experience in substance abuse treatment, providing compassionate care and professional expertise in the field of nursing. During the last five years, she has worked as a detox nurse and collaborated with her peers on new ideas and policies for different organizations. She also worked as the nursing supervisor where her management skills and resources were brought to the table. Prior to receiving her nursing license at Northwest College, Angela worked in managed care and claims, provided care in a private in-home setting for the medically fragile, and volunteered with hospice cases. Her passion to care for others has stemmed from her childhood where she took on a “Florence Nightingale” role as her family would say, caring for her family and friends who had fallen ill or who were in need at a young age. Angela has participated in community events over the years and helped with feeding and providing necessities to the homeless and also spent time as a high school cheer coach where she worked with the youth of her hometown.

Dr. Altobelli is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and certified in suboxone treatment. Dr. Altobelli completed her fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry, and completed her adult psychiatry residency training, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY. Prior to medical school Dr. Altobelli earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts at University of Arizona and worked in the film industry in NYC. With a unique background in addiction, psychiatry, trauma and film, Dr. Altobelli is a respected consultant on behavioral health topics. She believes strongly in the mind body spirit connection and has tailored her practice to treat clients with a creative approach. In conjunction with standard psychopharmacology and talk therapy, Dr. Altobelli integrates alternative modalities as part of the healing process, including Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology. Her goal is to empower clients to better cope with the stressors they encounter and create a life filled with joy. Dr. Altobelli knows that engaging in a therapeutic relationship can be a delicate and difficult process and does her best to honor that.

Andrew Levander, LMFT, M.A.C., is a California and Nevada Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who holds National certifications as a: Master Addictions Counselor, Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor, Certified Bereavement Counselor, Certified Cognitive Behavioral therapist, Certified Internet Addiction and Web Psychology Specialist and is a Workplace Mediation Specialist. Andrew developed the first residential treatment program specifically serving adolescents who struggle with self-injury and has run programs for self-injury, process and chemical addiction and associated behavioral disorders. He has over twenty-four years of experience in adolescent, adult and family psychotherapy and fifteen years of national/international teaching in the field and study of addiction, social work, counseling, family systems and social service management Andrew was the recipient of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Service Innovations Festival Award; “Enhancing Treatment Quality through Program Innovation”. He was featured on Oprah, The Dr. Phil Show, The John Walsh Talk Show, NBC News, CNN, and a special on E! Entertainment as well as featured in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times and many other national media outlets. In 2002 and 2010, a documentary on Andrew’s unique treatment program aired on the Discovery Channel. Andrew is currently the Chief Clinical Officer at Vanity Wellness Center where he continues to be of service to those in need of compassionate specialized care for the treatment of addiction, trauma and mental health.