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Dedicated to Your Healing Journey

CCR Medical Team

Our multidisciplinary medical team brings decades of specialized experience in addiction medicine and mental health treatment. We don't just treat addiction—we treat you as a whole person, addressing the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of recovery with evidence-based approaches and genuine understanding.

Dr. Joseph DeSanto

Medical Director

Dr. Nicko Jaeger, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Jaeger is a double board-certified nurse practitioner family practice and psychiatric mental health and has been working in Addiction Medicine since 2017. She is passionate
about working with underserved communities and being an advocate for her patients.

Specialty interests: addiction medicine, psychedelic therapy for mental health, women’s
health (perimenopause/menopause)
Affiliations: California Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Nurses Association
Personal: She is married with two adult children and one spoiled tuxedo cat. She also enjoys reading, learning, art, and documentaries.

Dr. Richard Peprah

Physician

Our Values

At Crystal Cove Recovery, our mission is to partner with individuals on their recovery journey by combining scientifically backed, evidence-based practices with the compassionate insight and understanding that can only come from lived experience.

We honor the unique needs of each individual by addressing the physical, emotional, and social factors that contribute to addiction, creating a truly personalized approach to recovery.

We are dedicated to building a supportive community where every success is celebrated, every challenge is met with empathy and compassion, and hope for the future is reignited.

Our Values

At Crystal Cove Recovery, our mission is to partner with individuals on their recovery journey by combining scientifically backed, evidence-based practices with the compassionate insight and understanding that can only come from lived experience.

We are dedicated to building a supportive community where every success is celebrated, every challenge is met with empathy and compassion, and hope for the future is reignited.

We honor the unique needs of each individual by addressing the physical, emotional, and social factors that contribute to addiction, creating a truly personalized approach to recovery.