About Us

Starting as a new graduate, with boots on the ground, Lisa's interest peaked in addiction medicine, utilizing Medication Assisted Treatment and Behavioral Health Interventions in the fight against the opioid epidemic plaguing our nation. Lisa has always been disciplined in the ongoing development and training of her own professional career as a counselor. Community relations and education coupled with grant writing and marketing efforts were also areas of great awareness for her as a motivated clinician in this field of study. This has all been accomplished superiorly all while providing quality, compassionate, effective client care.
In her management experience, she has worked closely with SAMHSA and AZDHS to effectively organize and run a medical and behavioral health program. Aligning with federal guidelines, safety protocol and incident reporting were a few of many responsibilities requiring a wealth of knowledge and acute attention. Excellent organizational, communication and customer service skills some of her attributes necessary to effectively engage with clients, families, colleagues and professional members of the community to efficiently manage a practice all while keeping attune to all legalities within the practice.
Promoted to Program Sponsor, Lisa has experience being responsible for all operations of the Clinic and the implementation of all program compliance with Federal and State credentialing and licensing bodies; this includes the medical and clinical department. In collaboration with the Registered Nurse Manager and Medical Director, October 2021 this position then spearheaded the 3rd audit from The Joint Commission Accreditation body. This was including but not limited to being responsible for writing, revising and implementing all facility policies and procedures and then directly correlating them to all the Standards and Elements of Performance criteria required by the accreditation body. This was an ultimate task, making the facility a Gold Standard Opioid Treatment and Behavioral Health Provider. Additionally, December 2021 flawlessly passed the 3rd DEA audit and was formally requested by their diversion control officer to work collaboratively with the DEA to join efforts to prevent diversion in the community.