The Beacon House employs a team of highly skilled and dedicated
professionals in the field of recovery. Our CADAAC certified
addiction counselors and clinicians are trained and knowledgeable in
the treatment of addiction. Our medical staff is comprised of a
certified addictionologist, a clinical psychologist and experienced
registered nurses.
Phyllis
Meagher
Executive Director
Phyllis
Meagher, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Beacon House. Ms. Meagher has
over 20 years of providing innovative solutions for patients in the
healthcare industry. She was most recently instrumental in driving the
successful turnaround of Casa Palmera as its Chief Operating Officer.
Her experience includes a wide variety of healthcare clinical and
executive positions. She has worked with cutting edge leaders in the
field of neuroscience and addiction, such as Dr George Koob, who is a
Professor and Chair of the Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive
Disorders at The Scripps Research Institute. Ms. Meagher is widely
praised both for her executive ability in improving world class
facilities like The Beacon House and her innovative initiatives in
improving patient recovery.
Lee
Larimer, PhD, FICPP Clinical Director
Dr. Lee Larimer completed his graduate training in psychology at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He completed his internship training
at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center in Palo Alto, California and his
residency at Children's Hospital in San Francisco. He has advanced
credentials in clinical psychopharmacology, couples and family
therapy, as well as the treatment of alcohol and substance abuse
disorders.
Dr. Larimer has been on the medical staff at the Community Hospital
of the Monterey Peninsula since 1980. He currently has a private
practice in clinical psychology in Pacific Grove, California.
Dana
Sperling, M.S.
Admissions Coordinator
Dana manages assessments and admissions and she will most likely be the
first person you speak with when you call. She will sit down and work
with you personally, walking you through the intake process with
sensitivity and compassion.
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Phyllis
Meagher, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Beacon House. Ms. Meagher has
over 20 years of providing innovative solutions for patients in the
healthcare industry. She was most recently instrumental in driving the
successful turnaround of Casa Palmera as its Chief Operating Officer.
Her experience includes a wide variety of healthcare clinical and
executive positions. She has worked with cutting edge leaders in the
field of neuroscience and addiction, such as Dr George Koob, who is a
Professor and Chair of the Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive
Disorders at The Scripps Research Institute. Ms. Meagher is widely
praised both for her executive ability in improving world class
facilities like The Beacon House and her innovative initiatives in
improving patient recovery.
Dr. Lee Larimer completed his graduate training in psychology at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He completed his internship training
at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center in Palo Alto, California and his
residency at Children's Hospital in San Francisco. He has advanced
credentials in clinical psychopharmacology, couples and family
therapy, as well as the treatment of alcohol and substance abuse
disorders.
Dana manages assessments and admissions and she will most likely be the
first person you speak with when you call. She will sit down and work
with you personally, walking you through the intake process with
sensitivity and compassion.