Recovery Without Walls is a community of experienced health professionals who understand that true healing doesn’t begin and end at our doors.
Meet Our Director of Recovery Medicine
Howard Kornfeld, MD, is a Diplomate in Pain Medicine, recognized by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He was board certified in Emergency Medicine for 40 years. He graduated from the Northwestern University Medical School in 1975 as part of the Honors Program in Medical Education.
He serves on the clinical faculty and has taught in the pain and addiction fellowship and other programs at UCSF. He is a nationally recognized and published leader in the utilization of buprenorphine (also known as Suboxone™) for chronic pain and opiate addiction.
Dr. Kornfeld is also known as a pioneer of the psychedelic medicine field, having convened early investigators with FDA approved studies in pivotal research and policy conferences—the 1994/1995 Pacific Symposia on Psychedelic Drugs—while serving as a visiting physician-in-residence at the world-famous Esalen Institute.
Dr. Kornfeld is also considered an expert in alcohol, benzodiazepine, cocaine, and stimulant addiction and developed the Recovery Without Walls program more than twenty years ago as a new model for out-patient care attracting referrals widely and inspiring others in the field. He has always been guided by the movements towards integrative and holistic physical and mental health.
He was a Delegate in 1981 at the First Congress of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the organization that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. In 2022, he attended the Nuclear Ban Forum in Vienna to support the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
He provided early assistance to civil liberties organizations in the 1990’s in their lawsuit that led the federal judiciary to forbid the Attorney General of California’s use of the gas chamber in death penalty cases, as cruel and unusual punishment.
He continues to study the role of societal addiction as a driving force in the global polycrisis of fossil fuel and armaments dependence, inequity, and biodiversity loss. In this regard, he has continued to serve as an advisor to the International Bateson Institute.
Howard Kornfeld, MD
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Meet Our Director of Integrative Mental Health
Inna Zelikman PMH-NP, is an Integrative Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and the Director for Integrative Mental Health at Recovery Without Walls. For the past 20 years she has been treating patients with substance use disorder, a variety of mental health conditions, and chronic pain. Mrs. Zelikman has completed MDMA psychotherapy training and received her certification as a Psychedelic Practitioner with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). She is certified in Internal Family Systems Level-1 and is currently in the process of completing Innate Somatic Intelligence™ Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA) Training. She received her training in Nutritional Medicine through American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM). Since 2020, Mrs. Zelikman has been offering Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) for the treatment of, Major Depression, Anxiety Disorders, PTSD and Substance Use Disorder.
Inna Zelikman, PMH-NP
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Meet Our Team
By bringing together a growing family of doctors, nurse practitioners, therapists and practitioners with diverse skill sets and a shared, integrative mindset, we help our patients to better overcome their substance use, chronic pain and mental health challenges.
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Dr. Matthew Paley is a licensed psychiatrist with expertise in medication management and psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. He attended medical school at Touro University and completed his psychiatry residency training at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. During his training, he served as chief resident of the emergency psychiatric department.
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Dr. Lank is a licensed psychologist and Consultant who holds a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She has three decades of direct clinical service to include specialization in addiction medicine, substance use disorders, eating disorders, compulsive behavioral addictions, and co-existing psychiatric disorders.
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Cammy Michel, licensed psychologist, specializes in transformative depth psychotherapy. She utilizes somatic techniques, alongside her training in art and movement therapy, wilderness therapy, and psychedelic therapy. Most recently she trained at Polaris, MAPS, and CIIS, and she is also a member of the Redwood Psychologist Association. In her practice, Dr. Michel creates a nurturing environment that emphasizes the healing power of therapy. She is deeply committed to helping individuals tackle the challenges of modern life toward sculpting a life that brings them joy, and skills to navigate the sorrows.
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Dr. Nicole Renee, PhD, is a psychotherapist who specializes in integrative clinical psychology and psychedelic medicine. She brings clinical experience from diverse settings such as addiction medicine, community mental health, psychological assessment, concierge wellness and private practice settings, and completed an advanced fellowship in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) with the Board of Medicine.
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Dr. Jodie NewDelman is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience. She specializes in working with established and emerging leaders, healthcare professionals, and clients managing chronic conditions, pain, trauma, and treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. Foundational frameworks include Internal Family Systems, CBT, ACT, Habits of Mind, Quadrinity, Drama Triangle/Conscious Leadership, Attachment-Based Family Therapy, Conscious Leadership, and Neurolinguistic, Narrative, and Pain Reprocessing Therapies. In addition to traditional psychotherapy, Dr. Jodie offers Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and is trained in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy through MAPS.
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Gabby Agin-Liebes, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and academic researcher. She has served as an investigator since 2011 in FDA-approved trials at NYU, Yale, and UCSF, supported by funding from NIH. Her research utilizes quantitative and qualitative methods to study psychological mechanisms of psychedelic-assisted therapy and the ceremonial use of plant medicine within indigenous community settings. She possesses specialized knowledge in treating substance use and trauma disorders and holds certifications in psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine-assisted therapy.
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Susan Montana (LMFT), holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, and has worked as a licensed psychotherapist for close to 40 years. She has provided clinical services to individuals, couples, families and groups. Concurrent with her private practice, Ms. Montana has taught university graduate level courses in Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment; Addiction; Co-Occurring Disorders; and Adolescent Treatment. She has worked at inpatient psychiatric facilities, hospitals, and at residential & outpatient treatment programs, both in direct service and management positions. She has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and families who are impacted by trauma, depression, anxiety, co-dependency, addiction and co-occurring disorders
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Helen Star, MFT, has worked in the field of addiction and trauma recovery throughout her 30-year career as a psychotherapist. Helen works with individuals and couples using this neuropsychological approach to address trauma, developmental trauma, addictions, relational and phase of life challenges. She recognizes the source of many of our problematic responses is often rooted in past events that remain unresolved within the psyche/body.
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Patricia Barry is a registered nurse with over 25 years of experience in health care, primarily in acute hospital care settings that also includes home care, and outpatient care management. She is proud to bring her background in public health, board certification in medical and surgical nursing and her experience in outpatient healthcare navigation and advocacy. She is grateful to be able to collaborate with such a dynamic team of professionals at RWW who cares for each individual uniquely.
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Janet McBride, RD, RDN, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with additional certification in Eating Disorders and Integrative and Functional Nutrition. She graduated magna cum laude from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, before completing her postgraduate training and internship at Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
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Julie Auslander, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience working with both children and adults. She graduated with a BA from the University of California, Davis in political science and Sacramento State University with an MSW, specializing in mental health. She obtained her Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Certificate through UC Berkeley, completed A-D of the MAPS MDMA certificate training, Ketamine training with Fluence and the Internal Family Systems Circle Training.
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Wendy Gussler is the Owner of FLM Case Management Services, founded in April 2020. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Alcohol and Other Drug Counseling from Ottawa University and has been working in various capacities in the field of addiction recovery since 2015. She particularly enjoys helping newly recovering adults, teens, and elderly persons find a reason for living, a purpose and passion for life, that which is often lost during active addiction, alcoholism, or during a retreat into poor mental health. She values the experience of working closely with other clinical and medical professionals as part of a team, providing a high level of wrap-around services.
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We partner with psychotherapists, eating disorder and nutrition specialist, personal recovery assistants and highly trained and skilled nursing staff to allow for safe at home detox when appropriate, luxury detox and high quality recovery centers. We also collaborate with integrative health practitioners who specialize in modalities such as acupuncture, bodywork, massage and mindfulness. By integrating these diverse approaches, we offer holistic and integrated care that addresses the interconnected aspects of mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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