Simcoe Addiction and Mental Health

Simcoe Addiction & Mental Health

Meet the Team at Simcoe Addiction & Mental Health

At SAMH, it is our mission to ensure your success and well-being. We pride ourselves in our ability to provide cutting-edge care from industry expertsfrom our Admissions staff to our Counsellors and Clinical staff. Our team is committed to helping our clients achieve lasting and sustainable recovery. 

All members of our team are licensed in their field of expertise and have extensive experience treating addictions, mental health disorders and trauma.

Our counselling, clinical and medical team are registered with the following Colleges and  Associations:

Medical Team

Dr. Ron Phillipson


Addictions Physician
BSc, MD, CCFP, FASM

Mark Lansang


Registered Practical Nurse

Dr. Christine Courbasson

Clinical Psychologist
Ph.D., C.Psych.

Marcia Almeida


Registered Practical Nurse

Dr. Lori Weisberg​​


Psychiatrist

Lowensca Berlix

Registered Practical Nurse

Danika Poirier


Registered Practical Nurse


Holly Nielsen


Registered Nurse

Clinical Team

Raymond Moore


Clinical Director
ICADC, ICCS

Jacob Alves


Program Manager
RSSW, Psychotherapist

Zohar Fisilovici


Clinical Therapist
MA, RSSW

Petrina Rocca

Clinical Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
MA, RP(Q)

Ivory (Yiqing) Xiang


Clinical Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) RP(Q)

Jennifer Nicholson


Clinical Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist (Q) MA

Shanon Nunes


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor

RSSW

Ashtyn Radcliffe


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor

RSSW

Erika Chepel


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor

AAC

Kiana Seresty


Addictions and Mental Health Counsellor
AAC

Kayla Lolli


Addictions and Mental Health Counsellor
AAC

Anabel Livshitz


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor - Team Lead
AAC

Jessica Gilbert


Addictions and Mental Health Counsellor
AAC

Oleksandr Stryzhack


Addictions and Mental Health Counsellor

Operational Team

Julieta Cervantes


Director of Operations

Nicole Fortier


Red Seal Chef

Cassandra Casalese

Red Seal Chef

Daniel Betancourt

Chef

Ricardo Leon


Maintenance

Laura Blake


Yoga Teacher
E-RYT200, YACEP, CCYT
Reiki First Degree

Nitharsan Kumarasamy


Housekeeper

Daniel Cuyubamba Parez


Housekeeper

Olga Whitham


Creative Art Administrator


Administration Team

Francesco Pennacchio


Executive Director

Diogo Santos


Communications & Outreach Specialist

Victoria Pennacchio


Executive Director

Tony Burgaretta


Director of Community Relations

Angie Beninato


Chief Executive Officer

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