Meet The Team
The Compass Recovery team is passionate about helping clients regain their passion and purpose by freeing themselves from substance abuse.
With solid credentials, real-life experience, deep understanding and a commitment to evidence-based treatment, they’re ready to help you—or someone you care about.
Our Team
Dr. Amanda Kim
Clincal Director/Program Director
Dr. Kim is a dynamic, humanistic psychologist that’s passionate about supporting people to become better versions of themselves. As the Program Director of Compass Recovery, she guides our staff to approach clients from a psychologically minded viewpoint and promotes a team experience as we take a stand for our clients.
She is committed to being on the front lines with the clients, fighting this disease of addiction and helping clients connect to who they truly are and who they long to be. She believes in people, even when they aren’t able to believe in themselves yet.
Kenny Schaefer
MA.Ed., CATC-1
Lead Case Manager
Kenny Schaefer is a Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor licensed through the state of
California. He is passionate about his role as Case Manager. As a disabled veteran, Kenny has a
working knowledge of how addiction and PTSD affect our nation's veterans. After the military,
Kenny received his bachelor's in Science and Secondary Education from New Mexico State
University. Kenny spent the next 20 years working with “At-Risk” populations, where he
discovered the devastating effects of addiction on children and their families. Kenny realized
that he wanted to do more for these communities, so he acquired a master's degree in
Curriculum and Instruction through the University of Phoenix and an Addiction Studies
Certification from Cypress College.
Kenny has a great deal of respect, empathy, compassion, and understanding for his clients.
Connection is the key element to his interaction with them. Kenny is very knowledgeable about
a vast array of personal interests and experiences. Clients find it easy to cultivate a deep and
meaningful connection with him as they move into the next season of their recovery journey.
Kenny focuses on creating a relapse prevention plan for each client. Every plan is uniquely
tailored to the client, and Kenny uses their personalities as the secret ingredient to their relapse
prevention master plan.
Kenny has spent more than 8 years working in a dual diagnosis treatment facility and 5 of those
years as a Case Manager. He believes that there is no quick fix for recovery. The process
requires community resources and the combined efforts of many stakeholders. Kenny
challenges clients to go deeper into their recovery work and to develop a healthy daily routine
that balances psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs, and aftercare. Kenny also
knows that finding purpose is a critical part of the recovery process. With appropriate guidance
and the willingness to get better, anyone can achieve a happy, fulfilling life.
Su Abhyankar
Therapist
Sulabha (Su) Abhyankar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/psychotherapist in the field
for 31 years working with trauma, addictions and relationship issues. She is trained in
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing), Sand tray therapy, and
Psychodrama, as a Provisional Certified Practitioner in training to be a TEP.(Trainer,
Educator and Practitioner). She provides psychotherapy for individual, group and family
intensives, including coping with cancer for patients and families due to her own
experience with the devastating effects of cancer on her family. She facilitates Team
building workshops for agencies and Compassion Fatigue Management for Clinicians.
She utilizes Breath Work, Guided Imagery and Visualization techniques to build your
inner strength to face life's challenges.
She has a Masters in Social Work from University of Bombay, India 1987 and is
Licensed in the State of California since 1999.