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. Hadi Bahiraei


Clinical Advisor
Ph.D, Registered Psychologist, C.Psych

Farzan Muhammed


Registered Practical Nurse

Dr. Lori Weisberg​​


Psychiatrist

Danika Poirier


Registered Practical Nurse

Clinical Team

Raymond Moore


Clinical Director
ICADC, ICCS

Adam Kostiw


Clinical Manager
Hons. B.A, Psych., M.Div., RP
EMDR Certified
CSAT Candidate

Jacob Alves


Program Manager
RSSW, Psychotherapist

Gurman Randhawa


Clinical Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Zohar Fisilovici


Clinical Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist
MA, RSSW

Mahzad Ghahremani


Clinical Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Angad Sachdev


Addictions & Mental Health Counsellor
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Shanon Nunes


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor

CACCF, RSSW

Ashtyn Radcliffe


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor

RSSW

Anabel Livshitz


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor

AAC

Erika Chepel


Addictions and Mental Health
Counsellor

AAC

Deanna Amos


Support Worker

Operational Team

Julieta Cervantes


Director of Operations

Nicole Fortier


Chef

Daniel Betancourt


Chef

Frank Fazio


Chef

Ricardo Leon


Housekeeper

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

Angie Beninato


Chief Executive Officer
AAC

Victoria Lagendyk


Executive Director
BA, BEd, AAC

Francesco Pennacchio


Director of Marketing &
Strategic Initiatives

BA

Chrissy Mavroutsikos


Director, HR & Administration
BA, RSSW

Tony Burgaretta


Director of Community Relations

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