You will be glad to know that www.executive-recovery.com was founded by executive businessman John T. Kahal, after experiencing the recovery process for himself. Once clean, Mr. Kahal found a burning passion from within to help himself and other addicts stay clean. His goal is to share the freedom of sobriety he has experienced with other businessmen facing alcohol and substance abuse problems. Executive recovery has transformed the lives of many executives from all over the nation. We maintain the highest success rates in the industry by providing the highest quality treatment as well as continuing care services, customized for the executive individual.

Executive recovery is very dedicated about the 12-step programming and immersing our clients in it. Clients are required to attend a minimum of one meeting per day. Our drug and alcohol addiction counselors have also been in your shoes, they understand the frustrations, the coping mechanisms and the underlying causes of addiction. Executive Recovery strongly believes addiction is a disease just like any other disease. By helping you identify the source of this disease your chance at recovery improves tenfold.

Tim Jalowiec, M.Div. CAADE, Chaplain of Recovery/Director of Operations

Tim Jalowiec is the developer of our Christian recovery program as well as an ordained pastor. He studied theology at the Talbot School as well as Biola University and ordained in 1990. He has been involved in the “celebrate recovery” program at Saddleback church for over six years and co-leads the men's codependency group. Tim is concerned with helping heal the whole individual both physically and psychologically. Being a pastor course he believes that a person's relationship with God is the key to recovery.
Mr. Jalowiec has spread grace and hope to over 20,000 people throughout the nation with his testimony of God's grace and hope, as well as many other people around the globe. By combining both faith and his recovery experience, Tim has been the driving factor in the spiritual healing and recovery of thousands of individuals and their families.

Terrence Kelleman, MS, CCS, CADCII, Clinical Outreach Representative

Terrence Kelleman is an internationally certified chemical dependency counselor with a Masters degree in counseling psychology and licensed by the state toward. He is a certified clinical supervisor (CCS) and a certified alcohol and drug counselor II (CADCII). Terrence has over 20 years of experience in the chemical dependency treatment field as well as his own personal knowledge of chemical dependency as a disease and first-hand experience with recovery. Terrence pioneered an innovative treatment program in Cleveland, Ohio and is also the president/owner of Terrence Kelleman counseling-turning point. Terrence is also an in demand public speaker and consultant for many Southern California drug and alcohol addiction treatment centers. He has also developed a well-known practice in Laguna Beach, California that provides hope you people facing chemical dependency.

Jack Platt, Program Manager

Jack Platt has been involved in the health care administration, staff supervision, patient and family counseling, corporate training and teaching with over 20 years of professional experience. Jack has also earned two masters degrees in psychology and social work from Pepperdine University as well as the University of Southern California, along with many national certifications in counseling. Jack also served as the marketing director for St. Joseph's Hospital family recovery services where the day outpatient program was developed by him. Jack Platt is also the clinical director of chemical dependency at Capistrano by the Sea Hospital. A comprehensive treatment planning program was designed by Mr. Platt which further utilized his experience to benefit corporate restructuring of the University of California Irvine's medical center and communications coordination with the military at El Toro Marine base in Orange county.