About Us - Create Recovery

Care That Fits Into Your Life, Not the Other Way Around

At Create Recovery, we believe healing works best when it fits into the life you are already leading, and not one that asks you to put it on hold. This is why, when you reach out to us, you are met with a licensed and experienced clinical team that will sit down with you in safe and confidential settings to listen to your story, your needs, and your challenges to personalize your recovery to meet you where you are. Our aim is simple – to ensure you feel seen, respected, and know that you are not on your own at any step of this journey.

Our Mission

To provide personalized, evidence-based, structured outpatient care that fits around your life so that you can focus on your recovery while also staying connected with your studies, jobs, families, and everyday responsibilities.

Our Vision

To provide you with a safe setting where you feel seen, heard, and respected. Where you can slow down, reset, and keep getting better while keeping your life intact.

Our Principles

Every person who reaches out to us is unique, and their recovery journey is going to be unique and relevant to their lived experiences.

Recovery and daily life do not have to compete with each other. You deserve a healing journey that respects both.

Every person is provided with a safe, judgment-free setting so that they feel seen and respected every step of the way.

How We Craft Your Care

At Create Recovery, no two recovery paths look the same. Before we proceed with your treatment, we will conduct safe and confidential clinical assessments to understand your symptoms, triggers, social systems, and what recovery needs to look like for you. Your care is based on:
We are not just aiming to treat a list of symptoms. We are aiming to be with you as you build a strong pathway toward a life you are willing to embrace.
Counselor meeting with two adults during an outpatient therapy session
Counselor meeting with two adults during an outpatient therapy session

What Healing Looks Like at Create Recovery

We treat the whole person – mind, body, and spirit.
Create Recovery Center lobby in West Los Angeles

A Setting for Your Healing

Our West Los Angeles facility is not designed to feel clinical. It is designed to feel like somewhere you can breathe, slow down, and explore your struggles.

Judgment-Free by Design

We want you to be honest – with your team and with yourself. This can only happen if the setting feels safe.

Individual and Group Therapy

You get the privacy to explore what lies beneath your substance use and mental health symptoms, alongside a supportive community of those who can understand where you have been and where you are going.

Whole Person Healing

Beyond therapy and medication, we seek to develop habits that maintain recovery – nutrition, sleep, movement, mindfulness, stress management, and other healthier routines.

Real-World Skill Development

The tools you learn here are not just meant for a clinical setting. They are instilled with the world beyond the four walls of our treatment center in mind.

Family Support

Substance use and mental health struggles do not just impact the person; they impact the family. This is why family support is provided to equip your loved ones with the tools and skills they need to create a supportive setting for your recovery.

Case Management Services

For practical recovery support, we provide real-world case management services that cater to housing, employment, legal, and community needs so that you can feel supported in your life beyond the treatment center.

Our Expert Team

Experienced, educated, and compassionate therapists and staff provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for clients and their families. For us, recovery is most successful when it’s a caring and collaborative effort.

Garrett Stanford, Founder and CEO of Create Recovery Center
Garrett Stanford

Founder/CEO

Dr. Lisa Lipton, PsyD, LMFT

Clinical Director

Sam Vidal
Program Director
 
Peter Lannucci

Operations

Alex Spivak

Client Care Coordinator

Fernanda Aranda, AMFT, Primary Therapist at Create Recovery Center
Fernanda Aranda, AMFT

Primary Therapist

Celina Perez, SUDRC, Case Manager at Create Recovery Center
Celina Perez, SUDRC

Case Manager

Randy Quinonez, CADC-CAS

Group Facilitator/Case Manager

Explore Our West Los Angeles Treatment Center

Setting is an essential part of a recovery program. Our outpatient facility is designed to welcome and support the comfort and privacy of our clients and their families.

About Create Recovery

Create Recovery is a trusted and accredited outpatient treatment center in West Los Angeles, founded on the idea that effective care must not require you to disappear from your own life. Our clinical team works with each client to build a personalized treatment plan around their unique story, needs, and goals – whether that means a partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient program, weekly therapy, dual diagnosis care, or ongoing outpatient care. Located near Playa Vista and the Westside’s major employment centers, we work with a lot of clients balancing demanding careers with the need for real, structured care – which is exactly why flexibility is built into your care.

You Do Not Need to Have Everything Figured Out Before You Contact Us

You do not need to have everything figured out before you reach out. You just need to be willing to make the call. Reaching out is typically the hardest part – and for everything that comes after that, we are here with you.

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