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AMFM Mental Health Treatment
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 women's residential program in Lake Forest, 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
Women learn to manage anxiety, process trauma, and rebuild daily structure through twice-weekly individual therapy alongside group sessions that cover cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for those who haven't found relief through medication alone. Weekly psychiatric sessions guide medication management, while twice-monthly equine therapy and weekly yoga help calm the nervous system between clinical sessions.
Grow Roots in a Lake Forest Garden Home
Up to 6 women share double-occupancy rooms in AMFM's remodeled Lake Forest home, set on a quiet, tree-lined street with a spacious backyard and garden. A weekly therapeutic gardening group anchors the outdoor space, while art, music, and narrative therapy round out the week alongside experiential outings to a museum, mini golf, or the movies. Chef-prepared meals accommodate vegan, vegetarian, medical, and kosher diets.
Receive Tailored Long-Term Support
Discharge planning starts early in a client's stay, and clinicians help arrange a step down to outpatient or partial hospitalization programming so the transition home happens gradually rather than all at once. Aftercare plans may also include family follow-up counseling, ongoing group therapy, and professional re-entry support, plus alumni events for those who want to stay connected after care ends.
Center Overview
Insurance Accepted
Not 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
