Addictions Program
Camden Center’s Addictions Program offers a comprehensive approach to the treatment of addictive disorders that integrates the highest quality medical, psychotherapeutic, somatic, and community-based treatments into personalized treatment plans for each patient.
Patients at Camden Center have access to the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatments for addictive disorders administered by a diverse team of expert clinicians, and each patient receives a completely unique team of clinicians selected specifically for them based upon best fit.
EXPERTISE IN ADDICTION MEDICINE
Camden Center’s founder, Jason Schiffman, MD, MA, MBA, is a physician double boarded in psychiatry and addiction medicine. He is also the founder and Medical Director of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Dual Diagnosis Program. He is a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of addiction and co-occurring disorders and has published numerous academic articles in the fields of addiction, psychopharmacology, and biochemistry.
Dr. Schiffman has created a unique model of addiction treatment at Camden Center that incorporates a broad range of evidence-based behavioral, biological, psychodynamic, and psychopharmacologic treatment modalities, matched to each patient based on their unique circumstances and clinical picture.
With a broad range of addictions experts including multiple psychiatrists and internal medicine physicians board certified in addiction medicine, Camden Center is able to provide the highest quality addiction treatment available.
THE CAMDEN MODEL OF ADDICTION TREATMENT
The behavior that becomes an addiction typically begins as a coping mechanism to manage chronic emotional pain, and full recovery from an addictive disorder also requires healing the source of the pain the addictive behavior was numbing.
Camden Center’s unique model provides patients with addictive disorders truly comprehensive treatment at several levels of care that addresses the addiction itself as well as the underlying emotional, biological, developmental, and functional causes of the addiction. This is accomplished by building an individualized treatment plan for each patient in which the right therapy is provided at the right time in the trajectory of their recovery.
At Camden Center, no two patients have the same schedule or treatment plan and each patient’s treatment is evaluated each week, with changes made in real time based upon feedback and progress.
As a medical organization that integrates primary care, psychiatry, psychotherapy, nutrition, fitness, coaching, and community-based approaches in combinations that are personalized and unique to each patient, Camden Center is able to provide truly comprehensive treatment for addiction that allows patients not only to recover from their addiction but to also build happy, productive, and meaningful lives.
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Reina Remigio, PhD, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she assisted in various research projects at the UCSD Center for Functional MRI.
She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and master’s-level certificate in creative expression at Sofia University in Palo Alto, California, emphasizing a whole-person approach to psychology.
Dr. Remigio is trained in Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), DBT (foundational), Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Motivational Interviewing.
Her clinical background includes serving diverse populations in primary care integrated behavioral health and inpatient departments at the San Mateo Medical Center in California.
She also worked in forensic, residential, skilled care, and community mental health settings. Dr. Remigio has provided supervision and training to pre- and post-doctoral clinicians in those settings.
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Andy Lavine, LCSW, received her bachelor’s degree from University of Vermont and her Master of Social Work from Smith College in Massachusetts.
While at Smith College, she served as co-chair of the curriculum committee, focusing on anti-racism perspectives and LGBT identity inclusion in the clinical field.
She spent her practicum years treating patients with psychiatric disorders, addiction, and trauma in community mental health settings and at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
Andy is trained in complex trauma interventions, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the Hakomi Method for somatic attachment and trauma resolution. She trained with Bessel van der Kolk, MD, in body-based trauma treatment, and is foundationally trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She brings these perspectives to individual and group therapy work.
Andy previously worked as a psychiatric social worker at Kaiser Permanente, focusing on trauma treatment, crisis intervention, and emergency room psychiatric assessment. She has also worked in private practice and consulted for tech companies.
At Camden Center, Andy is program director of the San Francisco location. She provides program management and oversees clinical operations. She is also chief of the Eos Program, which offers integrative treatment services to LGBTQIAP+ patients.
Eric Chaghouri, MD, earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with Summa Cum Laude honors, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He earned his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC).
While there, he served as chief resident in psychiatric emergency services and as resident clinical instructor and volunteer faculty in the Department of Psychiatry.
After residency, Dr. Chaghouri completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law.
Dr. Chaghouri's clinical work focuses on the treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders. He also has extensive experience consulting and providing expert opinion in trial and for the film and television industry.
At Camden Center, Dr. Chaghouri provides pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic services to patients and oversees the clinical operations of the center.
Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM, earned an undergraduate degree with a double major in biochemistry and neuroscience and a minor in political theory from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his medical degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Hurley completed the UCLA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program implementation science research fellowship, an addiction psychiatry fellowship at New York University, and a general psychiatry residency at Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital.
Dr. Hurley is president-elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and previously served as the national president of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).
He was a 2010-2013 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Public Psychiatry Fellow, where he served on the APA Board of Trustees, was a 2012 American College of Psychiatrists Laughlin Fellow, and was a 2015-2017 Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Fellow.
Dr. Hurley specializes in addiction medicine, health services research and implementation science, and health policy research.
At Camden Center, Dr. Hurley manages patients' medications, provides psychodynamic psychotherapy, and coordinates care with outside physicians.
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Greg Woodhill, LMFT, CSAT, is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. He earned his master's degree from the University of Santa Monica in California, where he developed his personal therapeutic style of empathic listening, exploring early childhood trauma, and encouraging personal responsibility.
Along with teaching men to harness their natural drives toward intimacy and communication, Greg has spent thousands of hours directly helping sex and porn addicts recover from their addictions. He strongly believes that true psychological and emotional growth can only occur in a safe environment, which he provides for his clients through long-term therapeutic work.
Greg is passionate about the topic of addiction in all shapes and sizes. He enjoys helping people recover their passion and strength so that they can create true intimacy in their lives.
At Camden Center, Greg works with men on healing relational wounds that have caused breaches in relationships and that have created problems in intimacy with romantic partners.
Corbett Miller, MSW, LCSW, SEP, received his Master of Social Work from California State University, Los Angeles. He is a certified as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) by the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
As an SEP, Corbett aims to bring patients a deeper awareness and insight into the functioning of their nervous system. Disruptions in the system can relate to issues such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
Corbett has worked as a primary therapist at several premier residential and outpatient treatment centers in Los Angeles. He frames his work around compassion and understanding while providing patients with the support needed to build their capacity to lean into discomfort and strengthen resilience.
At Camden Center, Corbett provides individual therapy. Using Somatic Experiencing, he encourages reflection, honesty, and compassion to help patients find growth, self-reliance, and an eventual return to health.
J. Alexis Ortiz, PhD, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Michigan and both her Master of Arts in Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from University of New Mexico.
She completed her clinical psychology internship at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine in California.
Dr. Ortiz holds a clinical assistant professor faculty position and is an attending psychologist at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she serves on the adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) team.
Dr. Ortiz also has a small private practice in San Francisco. Her clinical work focuses on treating co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders, emotion dysregulation, substance use, and mood and anxiety disorders.
At Camden Center, Dr. Ortiz is a program therapist and serves on the comprehensive DBT team. She leads DBT mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) groups, and provides individual DBT, ACT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and addiction-focused therapy.
Steven M. Peterson, LCSW, received his Master of Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Steve has been in private practice for 34 years, serving individuals, couples, families, and groups. He has worked at inpatient and outpatient treatment centers in Wisconsin, Oregon, and California.
He specializes in treating clients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and has extensive experience treating family members of people struggling with addiction. He also works extensively with individuals coping with separation and divorce.
Steve teaches in the Addiction Studies Program at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. His courses include relapse prevention, dual disorders, group facilitation, Motivational Interviewing, and ethics.
Steve’s therapeutic orientation comes from Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), solution-focused therapy, and the family systems approach.
Steve is a board member at Feet First, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of human trafficking.
At Camden Center, Steve provides individual therapy to patients struggling with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. He also facilitates a weekly recovery skills group.
Lauren Dummit, LMFT, CST, CSAT-S, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified sex therapist, and certified sex addiction therapist-supervisor. She earned her bachelor’s degree at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and her Master of Arts in Psychology at Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Lauren is trained in Somatic Experiencing®, NeuroAffective Touch®, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, and neurofeedback, and works somatically with a wide range of issues.
She is also trained in Pia Mellody’s Post-Induction Therapy model, Inner Child therapy, and Feeling Reduction work, which she implements in her work with childhood relational trauma.
At Camden Center, Lauren aims to bring awareness, healing, and recovery to patients to help them create a more fulfilled and meaningful life. Her areas of expertise are trauma and addiction, as well as intimacy and relationship issues.
Dylan Marks, LMFT, received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Northridge.
Dylan is extensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Brainspotting. He specializes in addiction treatment and has experience as a sober companion, recovery house manager, and individual and family therapist.
At Camden Center, Dylan is a clinician in the Addictions Program, providing individual and group therapy. He helps patients develop insight and awareness into their addictions, respecting each patient's individual path to recovery.
Jeff Chenoweth, LMFT, received his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Indiana University, Bloomington and his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Jeff is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), attachment, mindfulness, and the 12-step recovery model.
He previously worked at a nonprofit, community-based mental health clinic and at Hazelden Betty Ford where he specialized in the treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.
At Camden Center Los Angeles, Jeff is the Addictions Program Regional Director and provides individual addiction and trauma therapy in addition to facilitating groups.
He is also a clinical team lead at the Los Angeles location. In that role, he assists patients, their families, and providers in the coordination of communication and support for optimal treatment outcomes through quality, client-centered, and comprehensive care services.
Dave McGuire, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in trauma and addictions. He received his master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles.
Dave trained under Dr. Patrick Carnes at the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), and with Pia Mellody in Post-Induction Therapy (PIT), including the Inner Child and Feeling Reduction intensive trainings.
He is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and completed his certification as a sex addiction therapist.
Dave began his career working at residential and outpatient treatment programs in Los Angeles and Malibu. He created and facilitated family intensive weekends and groups for various treatment centers.
His passion for mental health recovery led him to the Asia Pacific region, where he helped develop intensive outpatient programs in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney, Australia.
Reina Remigio, PhD, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she assisted in various research projects at the UCSD Center for Functional MRI.
She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and master’s-level certificate in creative expression at Sofia University in Palo Alto, California, emphasizing a whole-person approach to psychology.
Dr. Remigio is trained in Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), DBT (foundational), Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Motivational Interviewing.
Her clinical background includes serving diverse populations in primary care integrated behavioral health and inpatient departments at the San Mateo Medical Center in California.
She also worked in forensic, residential, skilled care, and community mental health settings. Dr. Remigio has provided supervision and training to pre- and post-doctoral clinicians in those settings.
Andy Lavine, LCSW, received her bachelor’s degree from University of Vermont and her Master of Social Work from Smith College in Massachusetts.
While at Smith College, she served as co-chair of the curriculum committee, focusing on anti-racism perspectives and LGBT identity inclusion in the clinical field.
She spent her practicum years treating patients with psychiatric disorders, addiction, and trauma in community mental health settings and at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
Andy is trained in complex trauma interventions, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the Hakomi Method for somatic attachment and trauma resolution. She trained with Bessel van der Kolk, MD, in body-based trauma treatment, and is foundationally trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She brings these perspectives to individual and group therapy work.
Andy previously worked as a psychiatric social worker at Kaiser Permanente, focusing on trauma treatment, crisis intervention, and emergency room psychiatric assessment. She has also worked in private practice and consulted for tech companies.
At Camden Center, Andy is program director of the San Francisco location. She provides program management and oversees clinical operations. She is also chief of the Eos Program, which offers integrative treatment services to LGBTQIAP+ patients.
Eric Chaghouri, MD, earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with Summa Cum Laude honors, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He earned his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC).
While there, he served as chief resident in psychiatric emergency services and as resident clinical instructor and volunteer faculty in the Department of Psychiatry.
After residency, Dr. Chaghouri completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law.
Dr. Chaghouri's clinical work focuses on the treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders. He also has extensive experience consulting and providing expert opinion in trial and for the film and television industry.
At Camden Center, Dr. Chaghouri provides pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic services to patients and oversees the clinical operations of the center.
Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM, earned an undergraduate degree with a double major in biochemistry and neuroscience and a minor in political theory from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his medical degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Hurley completed the UCLA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program implementation science research fellowship, an addiction psychiatry fellowship at New York University, and a general psychiatry residency at Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital.
Dr. Hurley is president-elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and previously served as the national president of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).
He was a 2010-2013 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Public Psychiatry Fellow, where he served on the APA Board of Trustees, was a 2012 American College of Psychiatrists Laughlin Fellow, and was a 2015-2017 Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Fellow.
Dr. Hurley specializes in addiction medicine, health services research and implementation science, and health policy research.
At Camden Center, Dr. Hurley manages patients' medications, provides psychodynamic psychotherapy, and coordinates care with outside physicians.
Greg Woodhill, LMFT, CSAT, is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. He earned his master's degree from the University of Santa Monica in California, where he developed his personal therapeutic style of empathic listening, exploring early childhood trauma, and encouraging personal responsibility.
Along with teaching men to harness their natural drives toward intimacy and communication, Greg has spent thousands of hours directly helping sex and porn addicts recover from their addictions. He strongly believes that true psychological and emotional growth can only occur in a safe environment, which he provides for his clients through long-term therapeutic work.
Greg is passionate about the topic of addiction in all shapes and sizes. He enjoys helping people recover their passion and strength so that they can create true intimacy in their lives.
At Camden Center, Greg works with men on healing relational wounds that have caused breaches in relationships and that have created problems in intimacy with romantic partners.
Corbett Miller, MSW, LCSW, SEP, received his Master of Social Work from California State University, Los Angeles. He is a certified as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) by the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
As an SEP, Corbett aims to bring patients a deeper awareness and insight into the functioning of their nervous system. Disruptions in the system can relate to issues such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
Corbett has worked as a primary therapist at several premier residential and outpatient treatment centers in Los Angeles. He frames his work around compassion and understanding while providing patients with the support needed to build their capacity to lean into discomfort and strengthen resilience.
At Camden Center, Corbett provides individual therapy. Using Somatic Experiencing, he encourages reflection, honesty, and compassion to help patients find growth, self-reliance, and an eventual return to health.
J. Alexis Ortiz, PhD, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Michigan and both her Master of Arts in Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from University of New Mexico.
She completed her clinical psychology internship at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine in California.
Dr. Ortiz holds a clinical assistant professor faculty position and is an attending psychologist at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she serves on the adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) team.
Dr. Ortiz also has a small private practice in San Francisco. Her clinical work focuses on treating co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders, emotion dysregulation, substance use, and mood and anxiety disorders.
At Camden Center, Dr. Ortiz is a program therapist and serves on the comprehensive DBT team. She leads DBT mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) groups, and provides individual DBT, ACT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and addiction-focused therapy.
Steven M. Peterson, LCSW, received his Master of Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Steve has been in private practice for 34 years, serving individuals, couples, families, and groups. He has worked at inpatient and outpatient treatment centers in Wisconsin, Oregon, and California.
He specializes in treating clients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and has extensive experience treating family members of people struggling with addiction. He also works extensively with individuals coping with separation and divorce.
Steve teaches in the Addiction Studies Program at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. His courses include relapse prevention, dual disorders, group facilitation, Motivational Interviewing, and ethics.
Steve’s therapeutic orientation comes from Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), solution-focused therapy, and the family systems approach.
Steve is a board member at Feet First, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of human trafficking.
At Camden Center, Steve provides individual therapy to patients struggling with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. He also facilitates a weekly recovery skills group.
Lauren Dummit, LMFT, CST, CSAT-S, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified sex therapist, and certified sex addiction therapist-supervisor. She earned her bachelor’s degree at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and her Master of Arts in Psychology at Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Lauren is trained in Somatic Experiencing®, NeuroAffective Touch®, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, and neurofeedback, and works somatically with a wide range of issues.
She is also trained in Pia Mellody’s Post-Induction Therapy model, Inner Child therapy, and Feeling Reduction work, which she implements in her work with childhood relational trauma.
At Camden Center, Lauren aims to bring awareness, healing, and recovery to patients to help them create a more fulfilled and meaningful life. Her areas of expertise are trauma and addiction, as well as intimacy and relationship issues.
Dylan Marks, LMFT, received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Northridge.
Dylan is extensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Brainspotting. He specializes in addiction treatment and has experience as a sober companion, recovery house manager, and individual and family therapist.
At Camden Center, Dylan is a clinician in the Addictions Program, providing individual and group therapy. He helps patients develop insight and awareness into their addictions, respecting each patient's individual path to recovery.
Jeff Chenoweth, LMFT, received his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Indiana University, Bloomington and his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Jeff is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), attachment, mindfulness, and the 12-step recovery model.
He previously worked at a nonprofit, community-based mental health clinic and at Hazelden Betty Ford where he specialized in the treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.
At Camden Center Los Angeles, Jeff is the Addictions Program Regional Director and provides individual addiction and trauma therapy in addition to facilitating groups.
He is also a clinical team lead at the Los Angeles location. In that role, he assists patients, their families, and providers in the coordination of communication and support for optimal treatment outcomes through quality, client-centered, and comprehensive care services.
Dave McGuire, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in trauma and addictions. He received his master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles.
Dave trained under Dr. Patrick Carnes at the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), and with Pia Mellody in Post-Induction Therapy (PIT), including the Inner Child and Feeling Reduction intensive trainings.
He is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and completed his certification as a sex addiction therapist.
Dave began his career working at residential and outpatient treatment programs in Los Angeles and Malibu. He created and facilitated family intensive weekends and groups for various treatment centers.
His passion for mental health recovery led him to the Asia Pacific region, where he helped develop intensive outpatient programs in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney, Australia.