Our Team
Rachel Angerman
CAI II (Certified ARISE® Interventionist) | Recovery Specialist
Rachel Angerman is the Founder and CEO of Recovery Allies, a nationally recognized intervention and recovery support company she established in 2011. With a deep commitment to compassionate, effective, and individualized care, Rachel has helped hundreds of families across the United States navigate the complex journey of addiction, mental health challenges, and family system repair.
As a Certified ARISE Interventionist II (CAI II) and Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS), Rachel has been extensively trained in multiple intervention models. She has developed her own signature approach — one that is consistently kind, loving, nonjudgmental, and invitational. Her method focuses on inviting the individual into healing rather than confrontation, while still achieving high levels of engagement and success. Since founding Recovery Allies, Rachel has personally provided a full spectrum of services including interventions, sober and mental health mentoring, safe passage/transport, treatment planning, case management, family coaching, crisis support, continuing care, and comprehensive outreach and other support services. Her outcomes for both individuals and families are consistently ranked among the best in the nation.
Rachel’s expertise is grounded in both personal experience and elite professional training. Once a homeless addict living on the streets of Los Angeles, she transformed her life and now lives the recovery she helps others achieve. She has trained under some of the most respected names in the field, including close mentorship with intervention legends Joyce Sundin and Earl Hightower, collaboration with Dr. Judith Landau, training in transport and person location with Officer Mark Von Tschirschky, and deep guidance from the late Mary Blackburn in working with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Rachel has completed the original National Recovery Institute Recovery Specialist Training, IRI Crisis Management training, elder care education, trauma-informed care, mental health training, and extensive work and education for complex family systems. From 2016–2020 she studied European healing arts, and since 2018 she has been apprenticing with Char Sundust in the ancient practice of soul retrieval — traditional healing technologies that have existed for over 20,000 years across cultures worldwide.
As the visionary leader of Recovery Allies, Rachel ensures that every team member works collaboratively and cohesively — not only with the individuals and families they serve, but also with treatment providers, therapists, and community resources. Her leadership creates a unified, client-centered approach that emphasizes long-term recovery, family healing, and sustainable wellness.
Rachel’s unique blend of lived experience, elite training, innovative intervention model, and heartfelt dedication makes her one of the most trusted and effective voices in the recovery field today.
Franchesca Gordon
LMFT | Chief Clinical Consultant
Franchesca Gordon is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Chief Clinical Consultant supporting the development of ethical, trauma-informed, and client-centered integrated care and client support services. She brings extensive experience across mental health, substance use recovery, sober living environments, and multidisciplinary care coordination.
In her role as Chief Clinical Consultant, Franchesca provides clinical advisement, program guidance, and case consultation to support best practices, risk awareness, and continuity of care. Her work focuses on strengthening systems, supporting staff decision-making, and ensuring that client care is grounded in safety, dignity, and responsiveness. She works closely with leadership and care teams to help align clinical standards with real-world service delivery.
Her approach is relational, culturally responsive, and rooted in collaboration rather than hierarchy.
Chelsea Olsen, CRS, CAI
Director of Services – Pacific Northwest
With over a decade of dedicated service in social services and the recovery field, Chelsea Olsen brings deep expertise and compassionate leadership to her role as Director of Services for Recovery Allies in the Pacific Northwest.
Chelsea’s extensive background includes sober and mental health coaching, mentorship, treatment case management, program management, clinical supervision, advocacy, group facilitation, crisis management, harm reduction, consultation, and holistic interventions. She has specialized experience working with both adolescents and adults who have faced sexual trauma, exploitation, and complex life challenges. Chelsea is known for delivering trauma-informed and empowerment-based care that honors the whole person — addressing not just presenting symptoms, but the full story, strengths, and unique circumstances of each individual and family.
A firm believer that no two recovery journeys are the same, Chelsea rejects “one-size-fits-all” approaches. She is deeply committed to meeting people exactly where they are, creating personalized support plans that create genuine connection, accountability, and long-term resilience — values that perfectly align with Recovery Allies’ mission of engaging fractured family systems and guiding clients through every step of healing before, during, and after treatment.
As Director of Services, Chelsea excels at building strong therapeutic alliances with clients while providing thoughtful supervision, training, and support to her team. She ensures that every Recovery Specialist under her guidance delivers high-quality, individualized care that strengthens family systems and promotes sustainable wellness.
Chelsea is a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) and a Certified ARISE Interventionist (CAI). She has completed numerous additional trainings in trauma-informed care and continues to engage in trainings and ongoing education to support best practices in the field.
Her combination of lived-informed insight, clinical skill, and leadership makes her an invaluable asset to Recovery Allies and the individuals and families we serve across the Pacific Northwest.