AOT Care Team
Chris Wright, Psy.D
Director of Civil Court Programs
Dr. Wright joins the team as the AOT Program Manager with a long history of working with clients with serious mental illness, complex trauma, substance use, and poverty. Prior to joining AOT, she worked as a senior counselor/trainer with CAAP Counseling and the Director of Mental Health at BAART Community Healthcare.
Jose Orbeta
Team Member
Jose Luis Orbeta has been working as a peer counselor for 6 years and has been in recovery for 7 plus years. He started as a volunteer group facilitator for Dual Recovery Anonymous and then was hired as a paid employee. In 2015 he joined the staff for the Hummingbird Peer Respite, the first peer run and peer created program of its kind in San Francisco funded by the MHSA. In 2017 he became a Peer Specialist/Counselor for Richmond Area Multi-Services and in 2018 he was hired to work as a health worker for AOT. Jose was recently honored by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association with a Community Behavioral Health Consumer Award on December 16, 2018.
Stephanie Dupuy, ASW
AOT Clinician
Stephanie Dupuy joined the Assisted Outpatient Treatment as an Associate Social Worker after graduating from California State University East Bay's Masters of Social Work Program. Before getting her Master's Degree, Stephanie studied at San Francisco State University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science, with an emphasis on the non-profit sector. Stephanie's clinical experience includes working with youth in the foster care system and adults with serious mental illness. After graduating from college, Stephanie spent many years working in the San Francisco County Jail where she provided support to the medical and behavioral health staff.
Carolyn Akbar
Health Worker/Recovery Specialist
Carolyn Akbar is a Health Worker/Recovery Specialist 2 two decades of successful experience in encouraging and assisting people transitioning from homeless incarceration back to the community and family reunification. Carolyn is an advocate and a strong believer in the power people can change.