Our Team

Meet the DAMD facilitator network.

Our team brings together behavioral-health experience, recovery credentials, specialized training, lived experience among many facilitators, and diverse programming specialties. Each assignment is matched according to the needs of the facility and the qualifications of the facilitator.

DAMD facilitators are selected for their ability to combine professional structure with meaningful engagement. Our network includes credentialed substance-use professionals, recovery-support specialists, behavioral-health group facilitators, and qualified experiential or wellness providers. Qualifications and lived experience vary by team member and assignment.

Founder

Gabriel Chavez

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Registered Trained Support Staff (RTSS)

Gabriel Chavez is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DAMD Recovery—Dancing Against My Demons. He built the organization from lived experience, personal transformation, and a commitment to improving how people experience group programming in recovery and behavioral-health settings. As Registered Trained Support Staff (RTSS), Gabriel's work as a specialized recovery coach focuses on life skills, identity development, purpose, emotional awareness, accountability, and practical tools for daily living. His approach combines lived-experience leadership, trauma-informed principles, structured coaching, and direct human connection. Through DAMD, Gabriel leads the development of a professional facilitator network centered on preparation, boundaries, reliability, engagement, and service to facility partners.

Organizational leadership
Program development
Group facilitation
Recovery coaching
Life skills
Identity and purpose
Accountability

gabe@damdrecovery.com (661) 886-2975

Facilitators

Qualified. Prepared. Matched to your program.

Credentials are published exactly as verified for each person. Specialties are what each facilitator is trained and authorized to deliver.

Hannah Cook

Group Facilitator

Registered Trained Support Staff (RTSS)
Education: Community Psychology

Hannah Cook is a compassionate, trauma-informed group facilitator who creates supportive spaces for reflection, connection, and growth. As Registered Trained Support Staff (RTSS), she facilitates recovery-focused and trauma-informed groups for diverse populations. With education in Community Psychology, Hannah brings a person-centered and empathetic approach to emotional regulation, mindfulness, self-awareness, and practical wellness. Her additional training in Reiki and sound-based wellness may be incorporated into appropriate, facility-approved experiential settings.

Community psychology
Trauma-informed support
Emotional regulation
Mindfulness
Sound wellness
Guided relaxation

Jimmy Aiello

Behavioral Health Group Facilitator

Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)

11 years of continuous recovery

Jimmy Aiello is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and Behavioral Health Group Facilitator with 11 years of continuous recovery. He combines professional education, training, and lived experience to provide structured, compassionate, recovery-oriented support. Jimmy facilitates psychoeducational and process-oriented groups focused on self-awareness, personal accountability, coping strategies, emotional growth, and sustainable behavioral change. His approach emphasizes professionalism, appropriate boundaries, client engagement, resilience, and the practical application of recovery skills in daily life.

Substance-use recovery
Psychoeducation
Accountability
Coping skills
Process-oriented discussion
Relapse prevention

Want this team in your program?

Tell us your level of care, schedule, and the groups you need. DAMD will confirm which facilitators are qualified and available and outline the next step.

Call (661) 886-2975

Please do not include client names, diagnoses, or other confidential health information in your request.