Evidence first
Our clinical work draws on approaches with research support — CBT, DBT skills, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, and FDA-approved medications where indicated. We do not offer treatments we cannot explain.
About
Careful, credentialed treatment — offered without spectacle
Eternity Recovery Center is an outpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment provider in Van Nuys, California, serving adults across the greater Los Angeles area.
Mission
Make good clinical care reachable, and keep it honest
Our mission is to provide outpatient substance use and mental health treatment that meets professional standards, respects the intelligence of the people we serve, and stays accessible to adults who cannot step away from their lives for months at a time.
That means telling people the truth about what treatment can and cannot do, recommending the level of care an assessment actually supports, and referring elsewhere when someone would be better served by a different program.
The name reflects the idea we build care around: recovery is continuous, not a finish line you cross once.
Treatment philosophy
Six commitments that shape how we work
Integrated, not sequenced
Mental health conditions and substance use are treated together by one team, with one plan. Nobody is asked to resolve one before the other is addressed.
Least restrictive care that works
More intensity is not automatically better care. We recommend the lowest level of structure likely to support progress, and revisit it as circumstances change.
Individualized and revisited
A treatment plan is a working document. Goals, therapies, and schedules are reviewed with you and updated as the picture changes — not filed away after intake.
Dignity and confidentiality
Adults are treated as adults. Substance use records carry heightened federal protection under 42 CFR Part 2 in addition to HIPAA, and we hold to it.
Continuity through aftercare
Discharge planning starts early. Alumni support exists so that the transition out of structured treatment is a step, not a cliff.
Accreditation & certification
What our credentials actually mean for you
Both of these are external, ongoing reviews by bodies with no financial stake in our program. They are the most concrete quality signals a treatment provider can offer.
Certified by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
DHCS is the state agency that oversees substance use disorder treatment in California. Certification means our outpatient program has been reviewed against state standards covering clinical services, staffing and staff qualifications, client rights, records, and facility requirements.
For you, in practice: the program is known to the state, subject to state oversight and complaint processes, and required to maintain those standards over time rather than at a single point of approval.
Accredited by The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health care organizations across the United States. Behavioral health accreditation involves on-site survey and continuous review of care planning, clinical documentation, medication practices, environment of care, client rights, and performance improvement.
For you, in practice: an outside body has examined how care is delivered here — not just what our marketing claims — and we are accountable to keeping those standards current.
DHCS certification #191369AP — verifiable through the DHCS directory of licensed and certified facilities. Joint Commission ID #659132 — verifiable through Find Accredited Organizations. If you are comparing providers, we encourage you to ask every program you speak with for theirs.
Facility & environment
A setting that lowers the temperature
Our Van Nuys location is designed to feel calm and unremarkable in the best sense: natural light, soft materials, quiet rooms, and small groups. Clinical space is separated from waiting space so that arriving and leaving stay private.
Group rooms are sized deliberately small so that people can actually speak. Individual sessions happen in closed consultation rooms. The environment is accessible from across the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.
16946 Sherman Way, Suite 400, Van Nuys, CA 91406 · Greater Los Angeles.
Our team
Who delivers the care
Care here is delivered by a small, credentialed team rather than by rotating contractors. Individual therapy, groups, and treatment planning are handled by licensed clinicians and by experienced substance use disorder counselors registered or certified through a California-recognized certifying organization, all working under regular clinical supervision by our Clinical Director. Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and Medication-Assisted Treatment decisions sit with our prescribing providers under the oversight of our Medical Director, and case management connects the clinical plan to housing, referrals, and continuing care.
Eric Chagouri, MD
Medical Director
CA Medical License A123663
Rochelle Karapetian, PsyD
Clinical Director
CA Psychologist License PSY 29355
Josetta Kovitch, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Evelin Sataghian
Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Shaoqing Tang, PMHNP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
CA License 95026259
Yevgeniy Kogosov
Registered Psychological Associate
CA Registration 94028180C
Hasmik Poghosyan, RN
Registered Nurse
CA RN License 95440744
Arabella Cirricione, CADC-II
Substance Use Disorder Counselor
CADC-II Certification A065060924
Arno Khachatrian, CADC-II
Substance Use Disorder Counselor
CADC-II Certification Aii051680218
Gevorg Haroutunian, CADC-I
Substance Use Disorder Counselor
CADC-I Certification Ci48060625
Ladorcia Ellis, CATC-I
Substance Use Disorder Counselor
CATC-I Registration 2415620-I
Individual license and certification numbers are available on request. Roles listed above reflect the positions on our clinical team; the people filling them are added here once their profiles are confirmed.
Talk to someone now
A confidential conversation with our admissions team carries no obligation and no pressure — you decide what happens next.
Confidential. No obligation.
In an emergency, call 911. For 24/7 crisis support, call or text 988.