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Dear Dr. Khaleghi:

As you know, I will be leaving Creative Care in the next few weeks to pursue a more full time opportunity.

I wanted to let you know how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to work for you, both as a therapist and staff counselor. I cannot thank you enough for believing in me, and for giving me a chance to work with such a challenging client population and such a talented and dedicated treatment team. My two years here at Creative Care have been a thoroughly rewarding and valuable learning experience, both from a professional and person perspective.

It has been such a privilege to listen to you assess clients in our weekly staff meetings during these past two years. I can honestly say that you have one of the most brilliant clinical minds I have had the pleasure to encounter. I will miss working at Creative Care, and I will think back on this experience fondly.

I wish you continued success as you continue to grow your business and provide a much needed service to the community.
I am in the process of putting together the paperwork associated with my internship at Creative Care, which I will have ready for your signature in the next week.

Sincerely, Claudia

Dear Dr. K,

I can’t begin to thank you enough. You have given me the gift of life. You’ve given me a new start in life. Your heart is truly made o

f gold. You opened your heart and reached out your hand and pulled me back in! You took me away from the darkness and showed me a new way to live.

Creative Care will always be in my heart. I have learned so much. I’ve gained so much. I was hopeless when I came back, but with the staff and counselors I no longer feel hopeless. The staffs you have hired are so incredible. They reached out to me and honestly cared. I have felt cared for and loved here.

I will continue to keep in contact and will be back in a year to visit – not live at Creative Care for another month. ? I know I can do it. My tool bag is full of new tools. I’m honored to have met you. I thank you for giving me the best days of my live.

Always, “D”

Dear Creative Care Staff,

We wish to thank you for the hospitality and kindness shown to us while visiting "J" last week at your Care Center. It was so wonderful to be with him and see how his days are spent. He seems to have a determination and will that we have not seen in him for years. We are grateful to you all for his constant care and your expertise in helping us save our son's life. We have no doubt that "J" was headed for destruction and his life was close to ending. We are thankful that he found his way to Creative Care.

Your welcome hospitality made our stay very relaxed and we felt that our time with "J" was a very positive experience for the three of us and for him. The meals you shared with us were to say the least outstanding and very much appreciated. What a beautiful inspiring place for someone who is trying to regain their thoughts and life.

Again thank you for letting us descend upon you and for all your counseling and communication with us. We are very hopeful and excited about the future for our son. You are all wonderful people and we appreciate your goodness and sincere desire to help him. he is an important part of our life!

Gratefully, P&D

HEAVEN ON EARTH

There is a heaven on earth
It is called Creative Care Inc.
My daughter was sad and hurting
Her friends said they knew the link
A warm, safe healing place
Overlooking the endless waves
Houses balanced on hilltops
In such a welcoming way
Come through our doors
We care for you
Your story we want to know
Open your heart, pour out you soul
You are important to the world
Trust us, believe in yourself
Take your time
Watch you true life unfold

BJM, mother of a client

Dear Dominique, Corinne, Kathleen, Hillary, Ross, Allison, Alison, George, Deena, Iraj, Leslie, Dr. B., Dr. G., Dr. K., Melissa, Matt, Michael, Lori D., Lori K., Mark, David, Katie, Cameron, Lawrence, Lia, John, Nick, Luis, Pam & Sherri:

Thank you. Creative Care has not only saved my life, it has given me the knowledge, tools experience and understanding to live a life I’ve always dreamed of. I now look forward to the future with hope and excitement, instead of living in fear and pain from my past. I am so very grateful for my recovery, and have faith and trust that God will continue to guide me through this amazing journey.

When I came here, I was severely depressed, felt hopeless and out of control. I rationalized my rage and anger and felt victimized by life’s injustices. I could and would not see my own responsibility for my pain, and felt lost in my own life. I did not know that the chaos was within me. It took total surrender and a strong sense of spirituality to trust a process that seemed to work for so many others.

I am now at peace, have compassion and love for myself and dignity for my disease. I am learning to use the 12 steps in all my affairs. One hundred and ten days ago I had no idea that recover was based not only on chemical sobriety, but emotional sobriety as well.

Creative Care, particularly Dominique and Corinne have brilliantly, lovingly and gently guided me towards self-confidence, faith and trust. I have learned the importance of humility, the risk of care taking as a means to distract and feel validated and worthy. My energy is so much more productive. I am calmer than I have been in years. I trust, honor and accept my feelings, whatever they are.

With serenity and self-love, I take all of you into my heart and along this beautiful journey.

P.C.

Dear Dr. K,

I want to write you a short note letting you know how much I appreciate Creative Care and all the staff. I came here a broken man, hopeless and disillusioned. As you know my progress has been slow and hard won.
Today I believe and feel it is possible to have a life and stay clean. Thank you for your generosity and for helping my family out so I could stay in treatment. I have grown some here, I am especially thankful to finally get off of Benzo’s and so far tolerate my anxiety.

I have grown socially which has enabled me to feel connections. I would refer anyone who needs Drug Treatment to here. I have no negative feedback. Everyone here has helped me.

Your staff is exceptional! By the way I want you to know I will not sabotage Gayle’s treatment. I do not have anything profound to say except I have possibilities to have a life I have not known and I am thrilled!

I will be back here if it is ok, not to live but to visit. I think some staff are standouts including Matt, Iraj and Mark. I cannot than you all too much.

Sincerely, P

Dear Dr. Khaleghi,

Thank you for sharing your vision of treatment for the mentally ill so that my health could improve. In my case, with all the feelings

of self-destructiveness, I was built up by your underlying thought that human beings are worth building back up.

As an example, the house I am living in is your form of trust, that I am deserving and resourceful to get better. When I look out of our window at the infinity pool and beyond to the ocean and Channel Islands, even a sunset, your idea of restoring my sanity is awesome.

Do I have something that important to save? I’ll find out…
I know that starting with myself is the best place and after 6 weeks of residency I am familiar and more educated to help myself and call out for help…unashamed!

I wish you tremendous success with continued growth and expansion of your ideas. I wish you and your family my best regards.

Love, L