Can We Cure Addiction?
"Can we cure addiction? Absolutely not! This is because addiction has caused unrecoverable changes, alterations and death to brain cells. Brain cells cannot be regenerated, so the changes caused by the drug abuser are permanent. What we can do is arrest the illness, teach new living techniques, rewrite the brain to bypass those addicted cells and give the addict in recovery a worthwhile life. It can't be cured but addiction can be effectively prevented and treated."
Darryl Inaba, Pharm.D.
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS
The life-long journey in recovery starts when an addict finally admits and accepts her or his addiction as life-long and surrenders to the long-term, one-day-at-a-time treatment process.
OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS
Continued participation in group, family, and 12-step programs is the key to maintaining long-term abstinence from alcohol and drugs. The addict must accept that addiction is chronic, progressive, incurable, and potentially fatal and that relapse is always possible.
"I know that I have another relapse in me. I don't know if I have another recovery in me."
7-year member of A.A.
Able to Change Recovery is located in the Ortega Ranch Business Park located off Ortega (74) Highway west of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway
31501 Rancho Viejo Road #101
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Call Us Today: 866-225-3260
Able To Change Recovery Staff
Saralyn Cohen, RAS, CSC, CCDS
CEO /President/Founder
Saralyn is a Nationally Accredited Registered Addiction Specialist, Clinical Supervisor, and Co-Occurring Disorders Specialist. After many experiences with various treatment centers, Saralyn felt there was a fundamental need to create a substance abuse treatment facility...
Geoffrey Phillips, M.D.
Medical Director
Bio comming soon...
Ron Israel, MA, CADC II, NCAC I
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Board Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, Nationally Certified Addiction Professional, Masters Degree in...
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and member of the California Association for Alcohol and Drug Educators. Special education...
Family Therapist/Counselor
As a licensed marriage family therapist, Paul has been providing mental health services and speaking about family therapy since 1999...
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Michael Hoffman is a Master’s Level Registered Addiction Specialist graduate of the Breining Institute College of Advanced Study of Addictive Disorders.
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Cindy received her Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Wittenberg University and obtained her Alcohol and Drug Studies certificate from Saddleback College. She is a member of the California Association for Drug and Alcohol Educators and a Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor.
Christopher Mitchell
Bussiness Development
(Bio coming soon)
Treatment Coordinator / Insurance Claims Specialist
Pat joined the Able to Change Recovery team as Treatment Coordinator in 2008. She is responsible for the coordination and scheduling of all persons...
Linda Haley
Patient Accounts
(Bio coming soon!)
Program Nutritionist
Mr. Karlsson is a Certified Nutritionist and Health Care Consultant. He mentored under Dr. Farse, a pioneer in Longevity Medicine...
Myrna Fernandez, LPT
Utilization Review Case Manager
Myrna works directly with in-network health insurance companies. She provides them with the necessary information to obatin authorizations for treatment at Able to Change Recovery.
Linda Duesler, RN
Utilization Review Case Manager
Linda works directly with in-network health insurance companies. She provides them with the necessary information to obatin authorizations for treatment at Able to Change Recovery
Ryan Lee
Tai Chi Instructor
(Bio coming soon!)
Tim Senesi
Certified Yoga / Meditation Instructor
(Bio coming soon!)
