Our Team
Rachel Angerman
CAI II (Certified ARISE® Interventionist) | Recovery Specialist
Rachel is an ARISE®-certified interventionist and Recovery Specialist, who founded Recovery Allies in 2011. She has successfully provided intervention, mentoring, transport and outreach services to families across the country. She has trained under a virtual "dream team" of recovery professionals and has been lauded for her ability to form a personal connection to her clients, regardless of the circumstance.
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
SUDPT
Chelsea Olsen has worked in the recovery and social services field since 2014. She has experience in residential treatment as a case manager specifically servicing adolescents and young adults. She has also served homeless and at-risk youth in an emergency shelter setting as a youth counselor and crisis interventionist. Chelsea has been a proud employee of the Recovery Allies team since 2014; filling roles as a mentor, transporter, sober companion, and mentor manager. Chelsea is certified as a Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee. She has been trained and certified in mental health first aid for youth, CSEC advocacy, right response, CPR/first aid, HIV BRI, case management, and trauma-informed care.