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 experts, from 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:
- College of Psychologists of Ontario
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- College of Registered Psychotherapists
- The Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists
- The Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation
- Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons
- College on Nurses of Ontario
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.
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)
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
