Mental and Behavioral Health Specialists Malibu

At Center for Professional Recovery, our highly-skilled and compassionate staff are extensively trained in chemical dependency and co-occurring mental health treatment for professionals. Our perspective is uniquely different than that of most treatment centers, as many of us have walked in your, or your patient’s shoes, and thus have first-hand experience with professional treatment and recovery. With our distinct and combined specialties, we demonstrate unwavering compassion and provide comprehensive evaluations and personalized treatment plans utilizing a broad range of evidenced-based therapeutic modalities.

Tiffany Towers Psy.D

Clinical Director

Tiffany Towers is a licensed clinical psychologist with a rich academic background. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and theater from Barnard College-Columbia University, graduating cum laude in 2003. Her pursuit of higher education led her to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where she earned her Doctorate in Clinical Forensic Psychology in 2013. Before her doctoral studies, Dr. Towers gained valuable experience as an executive assistant to a renowned clinical/forensic psychiatrist.

With many years of experience in mental health and forensic psychology, Dr. Towers has provided therapy in diverse settings across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Her extensive background includes working in substance abuse treatment programs, university counseling centers, community mental health centers, assisted living, and skilled nursing facilities. This wealth of experience has equipped her with a deep understanding of the complexities of mental health and substance use disorders.

Dr. Towers’ passion for the arts and her international theatrical training have significantly influenced her approach to therapy. Having trained at prestigious institutions such as Yale School of Drama, New York Film Academy, and the Santa Monica Playhouse, she incorporates drama therapy and narrative therapy techniques into her clinical work. Her dissertation research, which focused on the impact of drama therapy techniques on veteran reintegration, reflects her commitment to innovative and creative therapeutic approaches.

James Luzano MD

Psychiatrist

Dr. Luzano has a background in working with a multitude of mental health disorders and chemical addictions. He is a graduate of Columbia University, completed medical school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and residency at UCLA. He is double board-certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Luzano has extensive experience in therapy that promotes empathy, understanding cognitive-behavioral processes, psychodynamics, and motivation for change. He applies these to complex trauma, PTSD, and other anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.

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Matthew Schumacher, Ph.D.

Primary Therapist

Dr. Matthew Schumacher brings a wealth of experience to The Center for Professional Recovery. He is a National Security Psychologist as well as a Clinical Psychologist. He began his military career as a Naval Officer achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. With nearly 2 decades of experience in Operationally Focused Psychology & Leadership Consultation, with multiple deployments to Iraq, Africa, and Afghanistan as part of special operations forces and the intelligence community, Dr. Schumacher is considered an expert in military and national security psychology, psychological response to disasters and psychiatric emergencies.

In 2015 he was the first officer to complete the Navy’s Joint, Interagency Operational Psychology Fellowship sponsored by DEVGRU and the Defense Intelligence Agency. From 2013 to 2018, he was an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he taught and supervised psychologists and psychiatrists in inpatient and emergency psychiatry. He ended his military career with Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command (MARSOC) as an embedded operational psychologist in April 2018. Dr. Schumacher has trained or deployed with special units of USASOC, NSW, MARSOC, LAPD, DIA, CIA, NSA, and the FBI.

Prior to his military career, Dr. Schumacher spent three years as a psychiatry researcher at Stanford School of Medicine, focusing on inpatient and emergency clinical trials in bipolar disorders.

Dr. Schumacher earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2011 from Northern Illinois University and completed his internship at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA. He completed formal post-doctoral training in Operational Psychology in 2015. He completed undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Chicago, where he also captained the varsity track and field team and played varsity football.

Audrey Hope

Spiritual Advisor, RASi

Audrey Hope harnesses her gifts of finely-tuned perception and healing in her work as a Spiritual Intuitive Healer and Addiction Expert. Audrey served for eight years as Director of Spiritual Counseling at a popular rehab center in Malibu. The revolutionary techniques she uses to help clients in their personal transformations have been lauded by people from all walks of life around the world.

Audrey’s Spiritual Counseling transcends the boundaries of traditional therapy, with its mind-focused approach, helping clients reach the deeper soul, where true healing happens. Her goal is to help each client achieve full transformation in the physical, emotional, and spiritual body. “One must work with an alchemist, one who knows how to go down into the cave with you and solve the riddle of the soul, at the ‘root of the root of the root.’ When you unlock the keys, transformation is possible and life becomes a miracle of free creation.”

Kate Maddox

Kate Maddox, MA, LMFT

Psychotherapist and Certified EMDR and Brainspotting Specialist

Kate Maddox received her master’s degree in psychology from Phillips Graduate University in 2013 in the marriage and family therapy program. Kate specializes in addiction and co-occurring disorders. She has worked in a wide variety of clinical settings, including residential treatment centers for drug and alcohol addiction, family counseling centers, juvenile facilities, and private practice.

Kate incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), narrative therapy and family systems in her therapeutic practice. Kate facilitates weekly groups on DBT, narrative therapy and journaling. In addition to working as a therapist, Kate has been a journalist for nearly 30 years and believes in the power of writing to help clients express themselves and transform their lives.