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AMFM Mental Health Treatment
About AMFM Mental Health Treatment
AMFM believes in going beyond traditional mental health care, offering a more personal, deeply compassionate healing experience. Their care delivers results: 87% of AMFM clients say they'd recommend the program, according to the company's 2025 outcomes data. That standard shapes the men's residential program in Dana Point, where a maximum of 6 clients receive care for depression, anxiety, trauma, and other primary or co-occurring conditions.
Develop Skills for Long-Term Stability
Men learn to manage anxiety, process trauma, and rebuild daily structure through twice-weekly individual therapy alongside group sessions that include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Weekly psychiatric sessions guide medication management, while weekly art and music therapy, gardening groups, and twice-monthly equine therapy help calm the nervous system between sessions.
Recharge in a Coastal Harbor Retreat
Up to 6 men share double-occupancy bedrooms in AMFM's Crystal Lantern home, each near a private therapy room reserved for one-on-one confidentiality. Weekly gardening groups, nature walks at the Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center, and Saturday outings to Salt Creek Beach keep the days active, rounded out by weekly yoga and fitness at a local wellness center. Private chefs prepare meals that accommodate vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, diabetic, and kosher needs.
Receive Tailored Long-Term Support
Discharge planning starts early in a client's stay, and clinicians can help arrange a step down to outpatient care so the transition home happens gradually rather than all at once. Aftercare plans may also include ongoing support groups, continued therapy check-ins, and medication management, plus family follow-up counseling and alumni events for those who want to stay connected after care ends.
Center Overview
Insurance Accepted
Cash Pay Rates
Meet Your Care Team

Ted Guastello
CEO

Angeleena Francis
Vice President of Operations
LMHC

Dr. William Dodge
Chief Medical Officer
MD

Dr. Geoffrey Phillips
Psychiatrist
ABPN

Dr. Meghan Marcum
Chief Psychologist
PsyD, ABPP

Christina Kayanan
Executive Director
LMFT, LAADC

Eric Schlothan
Clinical Director
LCSW

Rey-Phillip Genaldo
Clinical Director

Rebecca Lazuka
Primary Therapist l

Vanessa Lopez
Primary Therapist l

Zeena Aljawad
Primary Therapist l

James Battles
Primary Therapist l

Andrea Moore
Primary Therapist l

Fahdi Aboushameh
Clinical Case Manager

Kelly Bello
Clinical Case Manager

Nicole Kirksey
Clinical Case Manager

Reno Galassi
Clinical Group Facilitator

Ian Baer
Clinical Group Facilitator

James Johnson
Wellness Coordinator

Elisabeth Baer
Experiential Group Facilitator




