
At Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center, we believe our role in the client’s recovery process is to be there to support and empower them on their own journeys. Our clients are incredible people, resilient to the core, and we are so proud and honored by each person that shares their journey with us. We choose our team carefully to ensure they reflect these supportive values and encourage all members of the team to continue their own growth and healing process so we can all move forward together.

- Richard J. Poppy
- , MA, LISAC
Owner, Chief Executive Officer

- Amy Tilley
- , PsyD
Chief Clinical Officer

- Nicole Velasco
- , PhD
Chief Operating Officer

- Troy Bowers
Administrative Assistant

- Lola Heckman
Business Development & Marketing Consultant

- Judy Hileman
- , NP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

- Kelly Linebaugh
- , DNP
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

- Marla Perry
- , Ph.D
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

- Craig Lees
- , LMSW, LISAC
Therapist

- Devyn Van Ardoy
- , BS
Meal Tech and Administrative Assistant

- Susan O’Day
- , MS, ICADC, CMKP
Therapist

- Rose Chaboya-Balboa
- , M.Ed., B.C.C.
Therapist

- Arturo Torres
- , MA
Therapist

- Stephanie Speake
- , MSC, NCC, LAC, CYT-250, EMDR
Certified Psychotherapist / Somatic Therapist

- Calley Steel
- , MA, LPC, NCC
Therapist

- Marie Martinez
- , MS, LAC
Therapist
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Get the help you need without putting your outside commitments on hold! We individualize treatment for every client and can combine groups from different programs to suit your unique needs. We offer varying levels of structure and support, from partial hospitalization to intensive outpatient to once-weekly outpatient groups.