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Behavioral Health Outpatient Program
Los Angeles, California

Westwind Recovery® is located in a vibrant and thriving metropolis, Los Angeles, California, ensuring easy access to addiction and mental health resources. Our JCAHO-accredited center aims to follow clients long-term to provide the best possible outcomes. Deena Manion, our clinical director, has been featured on Dr. Phil for years and leads our team of mental health professionals at our facility. 

Accreditations & Recognitions

Newsweek Names Westwind Recovery® as one of their Best Addiction Treatment Centers in Los Angeles, California

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Are You Struggling with Mental Health?

Is depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, or emotional overwhelm affecting your everyday life, relationships, work, or school?

You are not alone, and you do not have to go through it alone.

At Westwind Recovery®, we understand how difficult it can feel to ask for help. Our compassionate team provides personalized behavioral health treatment designed to help individuals regain stability, confidence, and hope in a safe and supportive environment.

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Healing Begins with the Right Support

At Westwind Recovery®, we provide evidence-based behavioral health treatment designed to help individuals regain stability, confidence, and purpose. Our programs are tailored to each client’s unique needs, offering structured outpatient care and personalized support for lasting healing.

Located in Los Angeles, California, Westwind Recovery® offers a welcoming environment for adults struggling with mental health and co-occurring disorders.

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Is This Program Right for Me?

If you are struggling with mental health challenges while also using alcohol or substances to cope, we can help.

Do you feel emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in unhealthy patterns, isolated, anxious, depressed, or unable to manage everyday responsibilities?

Westwind Recovery®’s outpatient behavioral health programming is specifically designed to help individuals address both the underlying causes of addiction and the mental health challenges connected to it. Our team provides compassionate support, evidence-based therapies, and personalized care to help clients heal mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Whether you are struggling with anxiety, trauma, depression, burnout, substance use, or co-occurring disorders, our programs are designed to help you regain stability, clarity, and hope.

We Specialize in:

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Co-Occurring Disorders
  • Confidential Assessments
  • Depression
  • Individualized Treatment Plans
  • LGBTQ+ Dedicated Care
  • PHP • IOP • Outpatient Programs
  • PTSD & Trauma
  • Substance Use & Mental Health
  • Supportive Clinical Team
  • Telehealth IOP and hybrid options
  • Young Adult Mental Health
  • Sober Living

Recovery Treatment Programs

The Mission of Westwind Recovery® is to provide a comprehensive and client-centered program that results in powerful healing of both our clients and their families. We grow and nurture a vibrant community that is filled with healthy individuals who are living in sustainable recovery, experiencing joy, and helping others to do the same.

Partial Hospitalization

Our partial hospitalization program (PHP) is our highest level of outpatient care that meets five days a week up to six hours a day. This structured, intensive level of care provides support while allowing clients to stay home in the evenings.

Intensive Outpatient

Our intensive outpatient program (IOP) delivers a structured form of care, offering addiction therapy, coping skills, and relapse prevention skills. Clients will be encouraged to continue their daily responsibilities through structure, routine, and flexibility.

Outpatient

Outpatient treatment is most suitable for individuals struggling with less severe addiction issues, allowing our clients to receive treatment while still tending to their personal and professional responsibilities like work and school.

Sober Living

We offer world-class, structured sober living homes to help our clients rediscover life and passion during sobriety. Here at Westwind Recovery®, we’re dedicated to providing support and guidance as a supportive community surrounds you.

Telehealth IOP (Virtual IOP)

Telehealth Intensive Outpatient Program provides flexible, structured treatment for individuals struggling with mental health conditions, substance use, and co-occurring disorders, all from the comfort of home.

Mental Health

As mental health specialists, we take the overall health and well-being of our clients very seriously. Our mental health outpatient program addresses a client’s physical and spiritual condition.

Dual Diagnosis

We offer a dual-diagnosis program for clients struggling with mental health and substance use and we offer an individualized and holistic approach to recovery, offering our clients the best possible outcomes.

LGBTQ+ Dedicated Care

We offer world-class, structured sober living homes to help our clients rediscover life and passion during sobriety. Here at Westwind Recovery®, we’re dedicated to providing support and guidance as a supportive community surrounds you.

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Telehealth IOP (Virtual IOP)

Westwind Recovery®’s Telehealth Intensive Outpatient Program (Virtual IOP) provides flexible, structured treatment for individuals struggling with mental health conditions, substance use, and co-occurring disorders, all from the comfort of home.

Benefits of Telehealth IOP

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Attend treatment from home
  • Maintain work, school, and family responsibilities
  • Individual and group therapy
  • Confidential virtual sessions
  • Personalized treatment plans

Hybrid IOP Available

We also offer a Hybrid IOP program that combines virtual and in-person treatment:

  • 3 days per week via Telehealth
  • 2 days per week in person at our Los Angeles treatment center

We can customize a treatment program that best fits your lifestyle, schedule, and clinical needs while providing compassionate support for long-term healing and recovery.

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Why Choose Westwind Recovery®?

Whether you’re exploring yourself, overcoming challenges, or just looking for some guidance, we’re here to support you.

✔ Personalized Treatment Plans
✔ Trauma-Informed Clinical Team
✔ Evidence-Based & Holistic Care
✔ 24/7 Admissions Support
✔ Free & Confidential Insurance Verification
✔ Supportive Recovery Community
✔ Multiple Levels of Outpatient Care
✔ Comfortable, Modern Healing Environment
✔ LGBTQ+ Programming

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Our Faculty Members

Compassionate care, delivered by experienced professionals.

Deena Manion PsyD, LCSW

Executive Director

Dr. Deena Manion joined the Westwind team in 2019. She is a Doctor of Psychology and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1993. Dr. Deena is the Executive Director and Chief Clinical Officer for the Westwind clinical and administrative staff. She provides her clinical expertise and guidance for top-notch clinical programming, as well as to the staff and clients for the best treatment outcome. Dr. Deena has worked in the field of addiction and mental health since 1991. Prior to Westwind, she held the position as Chief Clinical Officer for a well-known recovery center in Los Angeles and she was the Clinical Director of a Malibu dual diagnosis treatment center from 2000 to 2018. She has worked as a psychotherapist in a variety of settings including psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, homeless clinics, and public and private schools in both California and New York. Dr. Deena has a private practice in Los Angeles and Agoura Hills, CA where she sees a variety of clients with mental health and addiction issues. Dr. Deena has a broad range of clinical skills and has a stellar reputation in the mental health and addiction field.

Dr. Deena has extensive experience in the entertainment field. She has appeared as an expert on Dr. Phil since 2003 as well as on his podcast Phil in the Blanks. She has also been an expert guest on Dr. Drew’s Life Changers, Face the Truth with Vivica Fox, Ricki Lake, as well as on Intervention on A&E. She has also appeared on various documentaries on Fox11 and local public and cable television shows. She has contributed to many publications as well as been on multiple podcasts educating the public about various addiction and mental health issues. Dr. Deena’s ultimate goal has always been to combine her clinical background with the entertainment industry to help people on a bigger scale. Dr. Deena is personable, direct, charismatic and overall has a unique approach to helping people. Westwind always strives to better our program, so we feel very fortunate to have Dr. Deena as a part of this process.

Alexandra DeCleene, LMFT

Clinical Director

Alexandra joined Westwind in 2022 after working with Dr. Deena Manion since 2004 at other centers. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and has been a licensed therapist since 2014. She provides her clinical expertise to our clinicians as well as guidance and additional support to our clients. Alex has worked in the field of mental health and addiction since 2002. Her experience includes UCLA studies on the effects of drugs on the brain under Dr. London at the NPI UCLA campus. She worked in collaboration with Harvard, Yale and UCLA in the development, training and implementation of resiliency skills with NAVY Seabee’s and their families on two prominent California naval bases. Alex has extensive work in residential treatment centers starting from a technician developing as a lead therapist from 2004-2018. Before Westwind Alex held a clinical director position at an acute mental health residential treatment center. Her clinical expertise includes extensive trauma informed care with EMDR, attachment trauma along with multi modal theoretical applications.

Jennifer Talbot, CADC I

Program Director

Meet Our Clinicians

Mark Jaffe, MD

Consulting Psychiatrist

Dr. Mark Jaffe has been a consulting psychiatrist for Westwind since 2019. Dr. Jaffe graduated from UCLA cum laude in 1987. He attended the University of Southern California medical school and completed his internship and residency in psychiatry at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. He also completed two years of fellowship training at the USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law, where he is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry. He is board certified in general and forensic psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Jaffe is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Preventive Medicine with a Certification in Addiction Medicine. During his residency and fellowship training at the LAC+USC Medical Center, Dr. Jaffe was responsible for triage, evaluation, treatment, admission and disposition of emergent psychiatric patients in a 2000-bed facility. The medical center comprised the pediatric, women’s and general hospital departments and served the greater Los Angeles area. Dr. Jaffe currently consults for the Los Angeles County Superior and Municipal Courts and is a member of the Expert witness panel. He has provided consultations to various agencies including the Medical Board of California, the United Sates Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons, the United States Postal Service, The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Long Beach Rapid Transit, and the Los Angeles County Mental Health Court. He has also performed evaluations for many various agencies, courts and attorneys on cases involving the use of drugs and alcohol during the commission of crimes or during employment. Dr. Jaffe’s level of expertise, when coupled with both his empathy and ineffable charm render him a preeminent choice in the field, especially when running the gauntlet of psychiatric affairs both emotional and litigious.

Dr. Raffi Ghurabi

Consulting Medical Doctor

Dr. Raffi J. Ghurabi, DO, MS, FACOI, is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine who serves as Medical Director at Westwind Recovery® Center. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago, his Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University, and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Ghurabi brings extensive experience in addiction treatment, urgent care, and outpatient medical leadership, with a clinical focus on comprehensive patient care that includes management of substance use disorders, co-occurring chronic medical conditions, and laboratory monitoring. He is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care that supports each patient’s long-term recovery and overall health.

Manny Alvano, MHA, MSN, RN-BC

Consulting Nurse

Manny has been with Westwind since 2021. He works as a consultant to staff and clients regarding medical/ nursing issues as they arise. He began his career in mental health, addiction, and trauma at the age of 21 at an adolescent unit in an acute care hospital. Upon earning his registered nursing degree at Chapman University, he became the charge nurse of that very same unit. Three decades later, he maintains the same passion to help others. Manny’s vocation has expanded to top notch facilities including Cedars-Sinai and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA as a clinical nurse and educator. He has received excellent supervision from outstanding psychiatrists, addictionologists, psychotherapists, and psychiatric registered nurses which has translated to excellent patient care. Manny’s high standards brought him to Westwind Recovery® where personalized treatment and quality care are paramount. As a lifelong learner, he obtained master’s degrees in both healthcare administration and nursing (USF). He is also board certified by ANCC (American Nursing Credentialing Center) as a Psychiatric Mental Health/Addictions Nurse. His experience and education have led him to another one of his true loves which is teaching. Manny is currently a theory and clinical instructor at Mount Saint Mary’s University in mental health nursing and integrative theory and practice. Whether it is the clients he works with or students he teaches, he is committed to touching other’s lives in a way that is meaningful and uplifting.

Meet Our Medical Team

Anna James, CADC II

Director of Operations/Housing

Anna has been with Westwind since 2021. Anna oversees the operations in Westwind’s supportive housing program. Anna received her CADC II in 2004 from University of California, Los Angeles where she was awarded a Drug and Alcohol Counseling certificate from UCLA (CADC-1 & CADC-II) and has been trained in and co-facilitates Process Groups. She worked for ten years successfully supporting a well- known Malibu treatment center developing from 6 to 36 treatment beds with four locations. Anna’s greatest role and contribution was to create, establish and oversee Continuing Care & Alumni Services, internationally, for eight years prior to becoming the Administrator of the facility. She then managed clinical and administrative staff, as well as handled all client needs as they focused on healing and transforming their lives.

Anna was then recruited to assist other facilities in the licensing and expansion of their programs for the next two years. Her specialty in organizational restructuring, assisting operations and supporting clinical services then landed her a role as a Program Director for 5 years at one of the nations most recognized co-occurring treatment programs in Malibu. This vast experience and working knowledge of dual-diagnosis treatment makes her the best candidate to serve as the Director of Operations for IOP and Housing at Westwind Recovery® and to help support both management and residents in their care.

As a woman in long term recovery herself for over two decades, Anna finds her greatest
satisfaction in managing her staff to change their lives for the better.

Ryan Ogden, RADT

Housing Supervisor

Priya Martindale, MBA

Director of Human Resources

Meet Our Operations Team

Dave BiFulco

Chief Operating Officer

Dave has been with Westwind since 2018. Beginning his tenure with Westwind Recovery® as Director of Admissions, Dave worked individually with every client that came through the door. Later transitioning to Director of Business Development, Dave’s role became one focused on connecting with other like- minded professionals and providers in order to further collaborate with the ever- growing Behavioral Health community. In his latest role as Chief Operating Officer, Dave has taken a new focus on quality of care, company growth, and strategic planning. Continuing to oversee the Admissions, Business Development, and Alumni departments, Dave works to create policies and procedures that are client-centric and indicative of Westwind’s core values. Community, Collaboration, and Commitment to Excellence. Originally from New York, Dave began his career journey in the field of Behavioral Health in 2015. Knowing all too well the struggles that an individual faces when seeking treatment, his goal has always been to make the process as seamless, attentive, and straightforward as possible. A passion derived from seeing an individual achieve recovery has allowed him to remain and thrive in this field.

Alexsa Dong

Director of Business Development

Alexsa joined Westwind in 2021. As Westwind’s business development representative she works collaboratively with treatment centers across the country to ensure good relationships and placements for Westwind clients. Alexsa’s goal is to develop and nourish relationships with other providers and professionals who share aligned values with Westwind Recovery®. With a bachelor’s degree in Business Finance, Alexsa started her new career in Behavioral Health focusing on Human Resources and Office Administration. She soon transitioned into an Admissions Counselor role where she began working directly with individuals and family members in crisis. Alexsa strives to offer compassion, empathy, and education to those who seek it. Alexsa was born and raised in New York, where she was once climbing the corporate ladder in NYC Fashion Industry. It was there that her substance abuse and mental health struggles eventually led her to seek help. As Alexsa grew personally through her own recovery, so did her wanting to work with others.

 

Chase Wildermuth

Director of Admissions

Chase’s tenure with Westwind Recovery® began in 2023. His experience in Behavioral Health Admissions has spanned multiple organizations across several states. Chase is often the first person that an individual seeking help may speak to. Combining compassion and sincerity, Chase has a unique ability to assist in guiding individuals and families through what may be the most challenging period of their lives. As Westwind Recovery®’s® Admissions Manager, Chase works to streamline the effectiveness and cohesiveness of Westwind Recovery®’s® Admissions Department. In his free time, Chase is an avid golfer, foodie, and a regular fixture in his local gym.

Meet Our Admissions Team

Michael Shahin

Director of Alumni and Activities

Michael started at Westwind in 2015. Fondly known as “Mikey”, he is Westwind’s director of “all things fun.” Mikey leads the activities for clients including beach outings, hiking in the mountains, providing community service as well as weekend trips to fun places to snow ski, bowl, ice skate, camp in the wilderness and much more. In addition, Mikey stays in touch with clients as they transition out of Westwind back into their lives. Mikey organizes a weekly alumni BBQ and various alumni activities for clients to remain connected to Westwind for life! Having been clean and sober since 2013, he can soulfully attest that the foundations for his recovery were built during his own time spent residing at a supportive sober living home. There, his colorful career in the Entertainment Industry as a producer and production coordinator eventually gave way to a 2-year stint as a mentor at a prominent treatment in Los Angeles where he cultivated his gift for helping others find their way back to sanity and fully came into his own. He then segued into his role as technician for Westwind while juggling his duties as house manager for Westwind’s Houdini House when it first opened. His commitment to making sure that no client “fall between the cracks”, when coupled with his eye for detail, propelled him through the ranks with ridiculous ease. Mikey is currently in school earning his Nursing license while also working toward acquiring recovery credentials in case management and intervention.

Meet Our Alumni

Justin White

Zachary Ament

Meet Our Founders

"From the moment I arrived, I knew I was where I needed to be..."

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Medical Reviewer | Dr. Deena Manion, PsyD, LCSW

Dr. Deena is the Chief Clinical Officer of Westwind Recovery®, an award-winning outpatient treatment center in Los Angeles where she oversees the clinical and administrative program and treatment methods. Dr. Deena is a doctor of psychology and licensed clinical social worker since 1993. LCSW #20628. Originally from the East Coast, Dr. Deena has worked running treatment centers, worked as a therapist in psychiatric hospitals as well as school settings and currently has a thriving private practice in the LA area. Dr. Deena has appeared regularly on the Dr. Phil Show as an expert since 2003. She has also been featured on many other TV shows, podcasts and has contributed to written publications as well as podcasts.

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