Our Team
Meet Our Dedicated Team
At Invigorate Behavioral Health Counseling Center, our team of mental health professionals is committed to providing personalized care and comprehensive treatment to help you or your loved one achieve recovery. Get to know the people on our staff who are here to support you every step of the way.
Christian Small
Medical Director
Christian Small
Christian Small, MD is board certified in addiction psychiatry, general psychiatry and family medicine. He is one of a handful of doctors in the US who have the experience and training to treat full spectrum medical and psychiatric illness. Dr. Small has become a leader in delivering evidence based addiction practices, medical and psychiatric care to addiction treatment programs. He is the founder of Headlands Addiction Treatment Services, an innovative company bringing the highest level of patient care to substance treatment and mental health programs. Dr. Small was previously employed by the Veterans Administration in La Jolla as an addiction psychiatrist and at the University of California San Diego. He is a graduate of the University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine and completed a residency in Psychiatry and Family Medicine at UCSD.
Dr. Brandi Jordan
Chief Operating Officer Psychologist, Ph.D
Dr. Brandi Jordan
Brandi was born and raised in Fresno, California. She is married and has two children. Brandi and her family recently moved to Southern California in 2021.
Brandi earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from California State University Fresno, earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary, and earned her Ph.D. in general psychology from Grand Canyon University. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed Advanced Alcohol Drug Counselor (LAADC), and is certified in animal-assisted therapy (CAATP). She currently sits on the board of directors for the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP). Brandi has a passion for working with those struggling with mental health and addiction-related disorders as she has seen both affect those closest to her since a young age. Brandi has experience working in a variety of mental health and substance use disorder settings both in public and private communities. She has worked in battered women’s and children’s shelters, children’s youth services, the Salvation Army, and provided co-occurring services within the educational system. Brandi worked in the private treatment industry both as a therapist and as a clinical director overseeing all levels of care in the SUD field. Brandi was deputized as a conservator working with serious mental illness within the County of Fresno and was a utilization review specialist for the County of Fresno, conducting audits for all substance use programs under Medi-Cal. Brandi was the liaison for the Fresno County Jail ensuring those on conservatorship and incarcerated were able to get needed mental health and SUD treatment. Brandi also had a private practice where she practiced her specialty in animal-assisted therapy in conjunction with psychotherapy. Her dog Rocket is currently in training to be her new therapy dog. Brandi now is the Chief Operating Officer for Pinnacle Health Group. She oversees all operational and clinical staff and ensures the treatment is of the utmost quality, from the client’s arrival to discharge.
Brandi tries to see beauty and hope everywhere she goes and believes everything happens for a reason. Brandi’s passion is advocating for those who can’t advocate for themselves and helping people start a new life and journey in recovery.
Dr. Arlene Ghahremani, Ph.D
Clinical Director LMFT
Dr. Arlene Ghahremani, Ph.D
Arodite Chimarios
Therapist AMFT
Arodite Chimarios
Robert Noyes
Counselor/Case Manager CADC-I
Robert Noyes