NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS MENTAL HEALTH

Amy Brown, MA

After completing her Master’s degree in Psychology at Pepperdine University, Amy Brown began working to help individuals and families find healing and hope. Ms. Brown came to Discovery’s Resilience with extensive experience managing various eating disorder programs as well as behavioral health facilities. Under Ms. Brown’s leadership, Discovery’s Resilience’s substance abuse and mental health programs have flourished and Ms. Brown now oversees numerous mental health and substance abuse programs throughout southern California. Ms. Brown feels very deeply about the contribution she is making to improve the quality of life for adolescents and their families. One of the things that attracted Ms. Brown to Discovery’s Resilience was the shared commitment to providing the best quality of care to each patient and his or her family.

Program Director

Eleanor Cronley, LMSW

Eleanor Cronley is a licensed Social Worker who obtained her degree from Columbia University. She received training at The Renfrew Center of NY, where she began to quickly realize she had a gift and a calling. In her 15 years of practice she has worked with adolescent girls, young women, mothers, and wives from an empowering and feministic psychodynamic approach. Eleanor has worked with girls and women in all stages of their Eating Disorders. Additionally, Eleanor has worked with a dual diagnosis adolescent population in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Eleanor has worked in private practice, served as a consultant and clinician at various facilities including The Renfrew Center, Columbus Park Collaborative and Silver Hill Hospital. Eleanor also trained under the tutelage of Rosalind Wiseman, the founder, and author of “Queen Bees and Wannabees” the book that inspired the major motion picture Mean Girls. She has been a guest speaker in schools and has served as a liaison between schools and counseling centers. Individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy as well as therapeutic meal companionship are all areas in which Eleanor assists in the healing process.

Facility Manager

Jennifer Perez