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Glendora Recovery Center

Our Team

The people in your corner

Certified, experienced, and human. Several of us are in recovery ourselves, so when we say we know the road, we mean we have walked it.

A small team, on purpose

You will not get lost in a directory here. Our team is small enough that everyone knows your name and your story, and experienced enough to hold both with care.

These are the people who will actually be in the room with you: leading your groups, sitting across from you in individual sessions, and answering when you call.

Leadership

The people responsible for the standard of care here, and for keeping it.

Justin Contreras, BA, CADC-I, Program Director at Glendora Recovery Center

Justin Contreras, BA, CADC-I

Program Director

As Program Director, Justin owns the day to day of treatment: the schedule, the groups, and the plan behind each client's week. He is the person who makes sure what happens here matches what we promised you at intake.

Susan Jester, Program Manager at Glendora Recovery Center

Susan Jester

Program Manager

Susan keeps the center running, coordinating between counselors, clients, and families so nothing falls through the cracks. If something needs handling, she has usually handled it before you thought to ask.

Counselors, therapists, and support

The faces you will see in groups, in sessions, and at the front desk.

Bailee Karst, CADC-II, Lead Counselor at Glendora Recovery Center

Bailee Karst, CADC-II

Lead Counselor

Bailee began her own recovery in 2020, right here at this center. She joined the team as a Registered Alcohol and Drug Technician, earned her CADC-II credential, and grew into the lead counselor role she holds today. For Bailee, recovery is bigger than stopping a substance. It is emotional healing, personal growth, and building a life worth staying well for. Her work blends evidence-based treatment with holistic care, and she does it as living proof that it works.

Meet Bailee
Jamie Payne, CATC-II, Lead Counselor at Glendora Recovery Center

Jamie Payne, CATC-II

Lead Counselor

Jamie knows what it means to overcome hard seasons while holding a family together, and she brings that lived experience into every session. Her approach is strengths-based: she looks for what is working in you and builds from there. She chose GRC because it matches her values. In her words, we are not just checking boxes here. We are creating opportunities for real, lasting change.

Meet Jamie
Antonia Rapp, AMFT, Therapist at Glendora Recovery Center

Antonia Rapp, AMFT

Therapist

Antonia is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who works with clients in individual and group sessions, helping untangle the anxiety, trauma, and relationship patterns that so often sit underneath substance use.

Mohammed "Dr. Mo" Shahisaman, PhD, AMFT, Therapist at Glendora Recovery Center

Mohammed "Dr. Mo" Shahisaman, PhD, AMFT

Therapist

Dr. Mo, as clients call him, is a therapist here. An Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with a PhD, he works with individuals, couples, and families on trauma, anxiety, substance use, and relational dynamics. His style blends trauma-informed care with CBT, DBT, and experiential, somatic, and systemic approaches, often through storytelling and creative expression. Sessions with Dr. Mo tend to feel less like an interview and more like finally being understood.

Meet Dr. Mo
Victoria Morales, Counselor at Glendora Recovery Center

Victoria Morales

Counselor

Victoria walks with clients through the daily work of recovery: group sessions, one-on-ones, and the honest conversations in between.

Kurtis Rice, CADC-I, Counselor at Glendora Recovery Center

Kurtis Rice, CADC-I

Counselor

Kurtis brings steady, practical counseling to groups and individual sessions, meeting clients where they are and helping them build from there.

David Sigler, RAC, Counselor at Glendora Recovery Center

David Sigler, RAC

Counselor

David keeps his counseling grounded in the practical: what tomorrow looks like, what to do when it gets hard, and who to call before it does.

Ximena Salas Aranda, Administrative Assistant at Glendora Recovery Center

Ximena Salas Aranda

Administrative Assistant

Ximena is often the first person you meet, on the phone or at the front desk. She handles the paperwork, the scheduling, and the insurance questions so you can focus on why you came.

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers to the questions we hear most. Anything else? Call us, day or night.

Who will I actually work with?

You are assigned a primary therapist or counselor at intake, and you will see the same faces from this page in your groups and sessions. We are a small team by design, so your care never gets handed off to a stranger.

Is there a doctor or psychiatrist on staff?

There is no psychiatrist or prescribing physician on our clinical team, and we will always be straight about that. Your care comes from certified drug and alcohol counselors and associate marriage and family therapists, under a clinical director who holds a PhD. We provide case management and medication monitoring support, and we coordinate with outside physicians and psychiatrists whenever your care calls for them.

Are team members really in recovery themselves?

Yes. Several members of our team are in recovery, including team members who began their own recovery at this very center. That lived experience is not a marketing line here. It is how the place runs.

You do not have to do this alone.

Reach out today. Every call is confidential, and there is no pressure, just help.

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