Our Treatment Leaders

Dena Cabrera, Psy.D., CEDS, is the Executive Clinical Director of the Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. Dr. Cabrera oversees all clinical aspects of patient care, leads program development and directs staff training and supervision throughout the Rosewood system.

Dr. Amelia Davis is the Medical Director of Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. Dr. Davis is directly involved in the psychiatric, medical, and neurological evaluation of patients with eating disorders and is an active member of the multi-disciplinary evaluation and treatment team, which coordinates patient care for a range of eating disorders and conditions.

Stephen Reeder, MA, NCC, LPCC, CEDS is the Executive Director of Rosewood Santa Monica. Stephen has been involved in the world of mental health for the better half of the past decade. He ensures that patients are offered individualized care to facilitate long-term recovery.

Melodie Simmons, MS, LPC, is the Clinical Director of Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders in Wickenburg, Arizona. Melodie is the clinical care leader and drives treatment for each patient from admission to discharge. She develops and coordinates all programming for the inpatient, residential and partial hospitalization levels of care in both the adolescent and adult units.

Benjamin Shapiro, MD, is Consulting Psychiatrist at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. He focuses on adolescent and adult eating disorders and maintains interests in non-traditional treatment modalities in psychiatry, orthomolecular psychiatry and nutrition.

Elise Barney, DO, is an Internal Medicine/Primary Care Physician at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders, where she oversees medical care for patients in the residential treatment center at Rosewood Ranch. Dr. Barney is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. In her role as an internist/primary care physician, she develops medical care plans for each…

Shannon Hershkowitz is the Alumni Recovery Coach at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. Shannon derives enormous personal and professional satisfaction from helping alumni stay on track with their recovery programs, and she serves as a primary point of contact for those struggling with relapse.

Billie Church, MC, LPC, CEDS, is the Family Therapist at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. Billie specializes in working with adults, teens, children and families suffering from family discord, lack of communication, relationship challenges and eating disorders. She believes that family involvement is key to the healing and recovery process.

Elise Thibodeaux, MA, LPCC is the Clinical Director at Rosewood Santa Monica. She oversees the clinical care for adults and adolescents at all levels of care in Santa Monica. She has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders at levels of care ranging from outpatient to residential, and is passionate about supporting individuals on their paths to recovery.

Michele Christopher, MS, RD, is Manager of Dietary Services at Rosewood Santa Monica. Prior to joining Rosewood, Michele spent two years as a dietitian working with adults struggling with eating disorders, substance abuse and mental health at the residential level.

Jennifer Reeder is Manager of Intake and Outreach at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders Santa Monica. She has more than a decade of experience working in eating disorder treatment center admissions, counseling and outreach. Her passion for working with adults and adolescents with eating disorders grew out of her own experience with anorexia.

Jaimee Gooley, APD, is Community Relations Liaison at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders Santa Monica. She is dedicated to helping individuals repair their relationship with food and their bodies and about creating freedom and joy around food. She is an advocate for mindful and intuitive eating philosophies.

Dai Ja Rodriguez, BA, is the Transitional Living Manager at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders Santa Monica. She is dedicated to each resident’s continued growth, as well as creating an atmosphere of personal and community accountability, which is essential for managing and sustaining recovery over the long-term.

Adi Diamant, MA, LMFT, is the Adolescent Therapist at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders Santa Monica. Adi has experience offering therapy to adults and adolescents in all levels of eating disorders care. Adi has worked as a therapist with patients struggling with chemical dependency, eating disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Lynne Biehl is the Alumni Coordinator at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders Santa Monica. Her compassion and hope towards addiction and mental health treatment stems from her and her family’s personal struggles of addiction, loss and recovery. She is closely connected in the recovery community and strives to reach those that are struggling with addiction and mental health.