Staff

Meet some of our administrative and clinical staff members.
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• Chief Operations Officer – Sylvia Barela
• Intake Coordinator – Lorinda Salazar
• Santa Fe Outpatient Counselors – Marizabel Ulibarri (Spanish), Roman Salazar (Spanish), Carol Dieckmann, Loretta Bifulco, and Lenny Tischler
• Counselor(s) – Kelly Darrow, Jeanne Martinez, Will McGowan, and Patricia Spurio

Lenny Tischler, MA. LPC

Lenny Tischler earned his Master's Degree from the New School for Social Research in New York City. He taught Sociology at the University of Southern Colorado. University of South Dakota and the University of New Mexico. He is also a Certified Family Mediator.

Since 1985 he has been a therapist in Santa Fe working in both private practice and in various human services positions such as Family Mediator for First Judicial District Family Court and Clinical Director of Outpatient Services for Esperanza Shelter.

Tischler's practice has also focused on addictions, domestic violence, divorce and child custody issues, emotional trauma and the severely disabled mentally ill.

To sum up his approach to addictions treatment, Tischler uses the 12-Step model as his foundation supported by a humanistic approach to self development and self awareness.