Morteza Khaleghi, PhD
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Karen Khaleghi, PhD
Morteza and Karen Khaleghi are founders of Creative Care, Malibu. Creative Care’s reputation for clinical excellence can be traced back to its beginnings in 1989 when Dr. K was the first clinician to show an unswerving commitment to treating all of the coexisting conditions driving his patient’s addictions. Soon his dual diagnosis approach was proving to be so successful that other well-known facilities began referring their toughest clinical challenges into Dr. K’s Creative Care.
Morteza Khaleghi, PhD
Renown for his clinical insight and skill, Dr. K personally initiates the clinical evaluation that follows admission to Creative Care Malibu. Dr K was trained at CGI, the California Graduate Institute, earning his doctorate in Clinical Psychology. He has been working in the field of addiction and recovery since graduating and has been a key player in the continuing development of the Dual Diagnosis treatment methodology.
Karen Khaleghi, PhD
First as a parent, second as a practitioner, Dr. Karen Khaleghi speaks to parents and organizations about the formation of addiction, the critical aspects of nature and nurture and the resulting disconnection between emotions and behavior.Both she and Dr. K feel strongly that there needs to be more of a dialog about the genesis of addiction and the path to recovery, a process they call "connecting the dots." In addition to speaking, Dr. Karen authors the Creative Care Blog.