We at Villa Oasis are dedicated to helping our residents to recommit to themselves. When you are ready to make a personal commitment, our family awaits you with open arms.
LYNN FINNELL, LMFT, LAADC
clinical director
Lynn, the Clinical Director at Villa Oasis, is a dually licensed Psychotherapist and Addiction Professional who divided her time between teaching college classes and maintaining a private practice in Monterey before moving to San Diego. Her specialty is working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with addiction, trauma, mood disorders, and/or relationship challenges. Along with teaching psychology to graduate students at Brandman University, she also taught addiction classes at Hartnell College and Soledad Prison. Lynn worked briefly at La Jolla Recovery, and before that spent 20 years employed at addiction and mental health treatment facilities in Northern California including, Castlewood in Pacific Grove, Sun Street Centers in Salinas, and New Life Community Services in Santa Cruz.
CHRISTIAN SMALL, M.D.
medical director
Bio coming soon
JESSICA COLLINS, RN
IMS director
Jessica Collins is a registered nurse who started her college education at The University of Tennessee. Here she worked on her bachelor’s in biology because she has a love for exotic animals and worked at a tiger sanctuary. After becoming a mother, her love for science and medicine grew and she went back to school and received a degree as a registered nurse. During this time, she opened a Sober Living home for women and children with her mother that has been successfully running for 7 years. After moving back to California in 2021 she started her job at Villa Oasis where she currently runs the medical department as the IMS Director. She is currently working towards getting her master’s degree as a nurse practitioner while loving the work she is doing with recovery at Villa Oasis.
KELLY MULLINS
nurse practitioner
JEFF CADOUX, RADT
counselor, aftercare coordinator
CHRIS SCHMIDT, RADT, RAC
counseling supervisor
SEAN SCANLON, RADT
counselor
MARJORIE MENDOZA
environmental services technician
ANDREW SASLOE
house chef