Port Richey, Florida Drug Rehab Facilities

Aimee Payton serves as the director of nursing at Vista Pines Health. Aimee has been a part of the Delphi family for over five years and has worked with multiple Delphi sites throughout her tenure. She has previously held a position as the director of nursing at Pathway to Hope and has also filled in as an interim director of nursing at The Palm Beach Institute. Aimee currently assists with the electronic medical record (EMR) training of nursing and medical staff for multiple Delphi facilities throughout the Southeast and Northeast regions. Aimee first began her nursing career with the intention of entering the field of labor and delivery but was quickly drawn to the field of psychiatry. She worked as a mental health nurse prior to being introduced to the field of substance abuse. Aimee then discovered her passion for helping those with comorbidity of addiction and mental health disorders. Since finding her passion in 2014, she has diligently worked in the field of addiction and mental health and dedicates herself to continued work within this community.

Lisa Sussman is the Clinical Director at The Palm Beach Institute. Lisa has over 13 years in the substance abuse field. She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling from South University. She is a licensed mental health counselor, a clinical hypnotherapist and trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing. Her counseling experience entails working with numerous life issues that vary from substance abuse, addiction, eating disorders, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, to a variety of other diagnoses to family systems, couples, individual, and group therapy. Additionally, she has worked with adolescents and adults in inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programs, and in private practice, treating those with co-occurring disorders. She has developed and facilitated family programs in substance abuse treatment.

Devin has been working in substance abuse treatment since 2009. He began as a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) in a detoxification center in North Miami. It was there that he learned the essentials about dedicated and compassionate client care. After 15 months as a BHT, Walsh transitioned to his new position as Admission Coordinator for a nationally recognized substance abuse treatment organization, where he helped countless people overcome their fears and take that vital first step toward recovery. It was during this time that Walsh completed the necessary courses for his degree as a Certified Addictions Counselor. He joined Pathway to Hope in April 2013 and is happy to say that the past months have been the most rewarding since he started working in this field.