Natalie Tenenbaum, LCSW
Natalie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over seven years of dedicated experience at Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health. As the Clinical Program Director for Virtual Outpatient, she oversees the clinical quality and delivery of our online programming, ensuring that teens receiving care remotely experience the same level of connection and clinical rigor as those […]
Caitlin Gharibeh, LMFT
Title: Clinical Program Director Credential: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Location(s): Aura & Vanalden Years With Evolve: 3.5 Caitlin Gharibeh, LMFT, is a Clinical Program Director at Evolve Teen Treatment. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Caitlin earned her master’s degree from Pepperdine University and has dedicated her career to supporting adolescents and their […]
Lindsey Behrens, CADC III, ICADC
Lindsey Behrens, CADC III, ICADC, serves as the Substance Use Recovery Manager and Virtual Program Coordinator at Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health. Holding a Substance Use Disorders Counseling Certificate from Loyola Marymount University and a B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, she specializes in adolescent addiction recovery and co-occurring disorders. In her dual role, Lindsey […]
Michelle Gross, LMFT
Michelle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with experience in human resources, management, and workplace dynamics. She excels at combining her collaborative people skills with her experience analyzing data and metrics to enhance and improve individual and group performance across all levels of our organization. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Applied Psychology […]
Eddy Lai
Eddy is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 15 years of professional experience in public and private accounting. He has worked extensively in healthcare with 10 years in behavioral health. He excels at directing and empowering multi-disciplined teams, creating financial models, analyzing data and metrics to improve performance, and streamlining processes across core business […]
Alyson Orcena, LMFT
Alyson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over a decade of clinical experience in a variety of settings, including residential treatment, private practice, and community-based mental health. She is trained in multiple evidenced-based practices including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness. Alyson has completed intensive training in DBT through […]
Bradley Peterson, MD
Dr. Peterson is the President of Evolve Psychiatry and Chair of Evolve’s Clinical Advisory Committee. He is the Director of the Institute for the Developing Mind and Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, as well as the Vice-Chair for Research and Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department […]
Shikha Verma, MD
Medical Director, Northern CA and VP of Training and Development
Melissa Vallas, MD
Medical Director, Southern CA and VP of Medical Operations and Quality
Allie Vander Molen, MPH
Allie Vander Molen brings over a decade of experience in strategic partnerships, growth strategy, and healthcare innovation to her role as Chief of Staff at Evolve. She works closely with the executive team to advance key initiatives, streamline operations, and support the continued expansion of high-quality behavioral health services for adolescents and teens. Before joining […]