About East Coast Recovery

Steph serves as Director of Operations at East Coast Recovery, bringing over a decade of experience in behavioral health, addiction treatment, clinical operations, and program development. With a background spanning direct clinical care, organizational leadership, compliance, and systems development, Steph is passionate about building sustainable, mission-driven environments where both clients and care teams can thrive.

Throughout her career, Steph has worked at the intersection of clinical care and operational strategy, using her clinical background to inform a people-centered approach to organizational development. She has supported the creation and expansion of trauma-informed behavioral health programs, developed curricula and treatment programming, and built the operational systems needed to support effective care delivery. Her experience includes licensing and accreditation initiatives, payer credentialing, revenue cycle optimization, quality improvement, and cross-functional leadership.

Known for her creative and solutions-oriented approach, Steph brings the ability to translate complex clinical needs into practical operational strategies. She believes strong systems should not only support organizational goals, but also empower clinicians, strengthen teams, and ultimately improve outcomes for the people being served.

Steph holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Certified Wellness Practitioner. Her work is grounded in the belief that supporting the people who provide treatment is essential to creating effective, ethical, and sustainable behavioral health organizations.

Robert Macdonald serves as the Director of Business Development at East Coast Recovery, where he connects individuals and families to high-quality, person-centered treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. With more than five years of experience on the private-pay side of behavioral health, Rob has held roles spanning case management, recovery coaching, intervention, and business development. His experience includes crisis case management, dual diagnosis intervention, referral relationship management, and clinical outreach.

Rob leads outreach, referral development, and strategic partnerships, working to remove barriers so more people can access the level of care they need. Prior to joining East Coast Recovery, he served as Director of Business Development at Hubbard Health Consulting, where he led outreach and admissions across a portfolio of dual diagnosis transitional living programs, including Strathmore House and Arlo House. He also maintains an active caseload as a dual diagnosis case manager and interventionist.

As Director of Business Development, Rob is responsible for building and sustaining relationships with clinicians, treatment professionals, and community partners, and ensuring that individuals and families are connected to the right level of care. He approaches his work with deep curiosity and empathy for those struggling with substance use disorder at any stage of change, along with a rigorous commitment to meeting people exactly where they are.

As a person in long-term recovery himself, Rob brings both personal experience and professional expertise to ECR’s mission, and believes in a mindful, joyful approach to a field that calls for steadiness and hope.

Barbara is a caring and highly experienced Licensed Addiction Counselor with more than 30 years of experience facilitating both individual and group therapy. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and credentials as a LADAC-I and CADAC-II.

Barbara is committed to evidence-based practice, dual diagnosis treatment, and supporting clients with co-occurring disorders in a comprehensive and integrated manner. She is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, supportive environment that empowers individuals to build insight, strengthen recovery skills, and sustain long-term sobriety.

Kelly Meade, LICSW provides individual therapy at East Coast Recovery Center, where she supports clients in understanding the underlying factors that contribute to substance use, building emotional regulation and coping skills, and creating meaningful, sustainable change. She believes in a collaborative, nonjudgmental, and person-centered approach, meeting each client where they are and partnering with them to develop goals that reflect their own values and vision for recovery.

Kelly brings more than 15 years of clinical experience working with individuals affected by trauma, co-occurring mental health conditions, and crisis. She spent nearly seven years as a clinician in an Partial Day program at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where she treated highly complex cases involving posttraumatic stress, co-occurring disorders, substance use concerns, and suicide risk. She is trained in multiple evidence-based modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), CBT, and DBT, and has extensive experience providing both individual and group psychotherapy.

Much of Kelly’s career has been dedicated to serving the military community. She has provided clinical care, crisis intervention, and behavioral health consultation at Army medical centers in the United States and overseas, and she currently serves as the Director of Psychological Health for the Air National Guard at Otis Air National Guard Base, where she supports the psychological well-being and readiness of service members and their families. She has also served as a clinical supervisor for psychology and social work interns and as adjunct faculty teaching graduate-level clinical practice courses.

Kelly earned her Master of Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work and has been a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker since 2009. She is committed to fostering a safe, supportive environment where clients feel respected, understood, and empowered to build fulfilling lives in recovery.