Faculty
Angela Amaya- Director of Student Services
818.274.9623
angela.amaya@sobercollege.com
Oriana Murphy, MA, CADC II, LCSW - Director of Education; Instructor
310. 740.2610
oriana@sobercollege.com
Oriana has shown passionate dedication to those who struggle with addiction issues through her extensive studies and over 12 years of experience in the fields of addiction and mental health treatment. Not only did Oriana earn her Masters of Social Work from the University of Southern California, but also completed a Masters of Arts in Psychology with a specialization in Addiction and Certification as a CADCII Counselor. She has experience working in all aspects of the field, both inpatient and outpatient settings, and is well known and respected in the Southern California recovery community. Oriana is also the Associate Executive Director at Sober College's drug rehab center. Oriana supervises the team of directors, the counseling department, oversees communication and coordination of care with families, and is responsible for ensuring quality services in the Sobriety Component of Sober College’s Five Core Competency Model.
Oriana brings wealth of educations and experience in the field of Alcohol and Drug Counseling to class with SCSAS. She brings the same enthusiasm that she brings to helping clients and staff at Sober College to helping her students become successful.
Lena Sheffield, LMHC, CEDS, CAP, MAC - Instructor
lena.sheffield@sobercollege.com
Lena Sheffield is a licensed psychotherapist and addiction counselor in Miami, FL. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Miami and received her Florida Certified Addiction Professional and ICRC certification in 1988. Since that time Lena has earned certification as Master Addiction Counselor, through NAADAC, and recently awarded Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through IAEDP.
With over 30 years experience in mental health and addiction field Lena has held various positions in child and adolescent psychiatry in a hospital, residential treatment for eating disorders, substance use disorder, process addictions, community based counseling and private practice the last three years. Additionally, she actively volunteers for advocacy organizations.
Mentoring and training have been an important part of all of Lena's positions. She has provided numerous workshops and taught undergraduate classes for professionals, community and academic institutions.
As an experienced professional in the fields of Addiction, Counseling and Mental Health Treatment, Lena brings both expertise and experience to her position as an Instructor for the Sober College School of Addiction Studies that she shares with her students.