Our Team
Angelina Gripp,LCSW, Ph.D Candidate
Clinical Director
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Ph.D Candidate, I practice Psychotherapy specializing in co-occurring disorders and professional burnout. We begin by meeting for a consult to see if I support your needs, then begin our sessions by developing a treatment plan together that is aimed at reaching your goals and identifying any diagnosis where needed. When you are used to being the one that others turn to - needing to ask someone else for support is one the hardest things to do. But what feels like a moment of weakness by reaching out, is actually one of courage. Who you want to be for others begins with showing up for yourself. And, it can be the first step of many.
Dr. Joe DeSanto, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Joseph DeSanto is a Board Certified MD with over 12 years of addiction treatment experience. Graduate of Lafayette College and attended the State University of New York at Downstate in Brooklyn for his medical school training. He moved to California to complete his internship and residency training at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His early career centered around emergency and urgent care, but he soon developed a special love and passion for his current career as an Addiction Physician. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is the Founder of Desanto Clinics. He spends his free time in and around the coast of Newport, Huntington, and Laguna Beach with his family and French Bulldog, Bella. He practices daily yoga, Transcendental Meditation, hiking, and body-boarding.