Meet Our Rehab Team
Holina Rehab prides itself on our dedicated and diligent team of practitioners, from many different backgrounds, modalities and focused interests. We have Counsellors, Coaches, Mentors, Therapists, Psychotherapists, Trainers, Recovery Champions, Healers and even a Monk on our diverse and experienced team.
To join our team, please send your CV / Biography to info@holinarehab.com and explain why you’d love to live on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan and join our team of committed individuals.
Founders & Leadership
Yossef Zubari is the Founder and Visionary behind Holina Global. With over 25 years of experience working in addiction treatment — and almost 30 years in personal recovery — he brings deep wisdom, lived understanding, and long-standing clinical insight to the Holina mission.
As a Founder, Yossef has helped build and lead therapeutic centers internationally, guiding individuals from addiction and trauma toward lasting recovery. His vision for Holina blends structured clinical care with holistic healing — creating environments where people can truly return Back to Themselves.
Ian Young is the Managing Director of Holina Global and has worked in the addiction treatment field since 2003. In personal recovery since 2001, he brings both professional expertise and lived experience to his leadership.
Over the past two decades, Ian has founded and led international treatment programs, working closely with individuals and families impacted by addiction, trauma, anxiety, and depression. He is also the author of It’s Not About Me – Confessions of a Recovered Outlaw Addict, sharing his journey from addiction to lasting recovery.
At Holina Rehab, Ian’s leadership is grounded in authenticity, accountability, and hope — helping clients find a sustainable path Back to Themselves.
Olarn Pengsakul was born on the island of Koh Phangan and built the Loyfa resort with his family back in 1988.
Dr. Natalie Lindemann earned her Doctorate in Forensic Psychology from Alliant International University in 2009, after completing her Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology there in 2007. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University, Fullerton in 2005.
At Holina Rehab, she leads the clinical team, overseeing individualized treatment plans and ensuring a high standard of trauma-informed, evidence-based care within Holina’s holistic recovery model.
Clinical Team
Dr. Aviva Wolf is the Consultant Psychiatrist for Holina Rehab, bringing over 25 years of experience in addiction and Dual Treatment. A specialist in behavioural health and substance use disorders, she has dedicated her career to supporting individuals facing complex psychiatric and addiction challenges.
With more than two decades of clinical leadership, Dr. Wolf has played a key role in developing Dual Treatment services, inpatient and outpatient programs, and national initiatives focused on addiction medicine. Her work integrates psychiatric expertise with compassionate, person-centered care.
At Holina Rehab, Dr. Wolf provides psychiatric oversight, medication management, and clinical guidance — ensuring clients receive safe, evidence-based support as they move toward stability, healing, and lasting recovery.
Adrian is a Counselling Psychologist with a BA, Honours, and MSc in Psychological Counselling (thesis pending publication). His current research focuses on shame and self-esteem among international populations. With experience in both private practice and clinical rehabilitation settings, Adrian offers psychotherapy informed by the cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic schools. Clients can expect a safe, collaborative space where they engage in a thoughtful, insight-oriented process to explore core patterns, build psychological flexibility, and support lasting emotional integration and change.
William Morgan is Holina Rehab’s Aqua Tuning Therapist and a Buddhist practitioner based in Thailand. Over 35 years ago, he created Aquatic Tuning as a water-based therapeutic method to support recovery from depression, anxiety, phobias, and addictive behaviors.
Working in warm water, Aquatic Tuning uses sensory awareness and biofeedback to quiet the mind and regulate the nervous system. Rooted in mindful concentration and a Buddhist life-view, the approach encourages deep emotional awareness and lasting, embodied healing — helping clients reconnect with themselves in a direct and transformative way.
At HOLINA, trauma therapy is complimenting the social model of the 12-steps addiction recovery program. It’s focused on gaining a deeper understanding of the root causes that are driving the symptoms and coping strategies of addiction. Seen in this light, addictive behaviour is often not the problem, but more a solution to deeper emotional problems or conflicts.
Complimentary to the 12-step program and external resourcing, trauma therapy focusses on developing internal recourses. I want to support clients to actively develop healthy capacities, including more capacity for relationship, authentic relationship communication or the capacity for emotional and autonomic self-regulation.
This dualistic approach, using external recourses while developing healthy internal capacities, supports a most effective recovery and prevention of relapse.
Dr. Lilach Shalev is a specialist in Cognitive Medicine, with expertise in attention, concentration, and memory. She advises on CBT-based cognitive treatment and Hyperbaric Medicine Therapy (HBOT) protocols across the Holina network, and is the founder of CogWell Clinic.
Physician dedicated to preventive and integrative medicine, blending evidence-based innovations with healing wisdom. Strong background in precision nutrition, hormonal optimisation, functional medicine, and longevity protocols.
U.S.-trained naturopathic doctor and Chinese medicine practitioner with over two decades of integrative, root-cause healing. Former Chief Medical Officer at Soneva Soul. Treats chronic, complex conditions from autoimmune illness and cancer to trauma-related disorders.
Raphael treats the person as a whole, in the world they find themselves in — not simply a health diagnosis. His existential therapy integrates neuroscience, art therapies, and his own published research on the biopsychosocial understanding of being.
Veena works as an Art Therapist with individuals and groups, supporting emotional expression, self-awareness, and inner healing through creative processes. Her work integrates art therapy with mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and principles from Buddhist psychology, creating a gentle, grounded, and reflective therapeutic space. Coming from a background in theater, Veena also incorporates creative and psychodrama-inspired elements into her sessions, using movement, role exploration, and imagination to support insight and emotional release. Her approach is experiential and body-informed, inviting clients to explore inner patterns through creativity, presence, and embodied awareness, and to reconnect with their own resources for balance and growth.
Brett Moran is an author, meditation coach, EFT practitioner, Matrix Reimprinting trauma specialist, and Reiki practitioner with over 20 years in recovery. Having transformed his own life from addiction to purpose, Brett now supports clients at Holina Rehab Center to regulate their nervous system, reduce cravings, process and reconnect with a deeper sense of identity.
Yael is a dedicated Psychodrama group leader and Recovery Facilitator with a deep commitment to guiding individuals and groups through the transformative process of healing. With a specialized focus on the intersection of creative action and clinical recovery, Yael creates a safe, dynamic space for participants to explore their inner worlds and rewrite their personal narratives.
As a practitioner, Yael integrates the principles of Psychodrama—an action-based therapeutic method—to help clients move beyond traditional talk therapy. By “acting out” life’s challenges rather than just speaking about them, her clients gain profound insights into their relationships, behaviors, and emotional patterns.
Yael brings extensive experience in supporting those navigating the complexities of addiction and behavioral change. skilled at incorporating structured recovery frameworks into therapeutic sessions, helping individuals build a solid “bridge” toward a sustainable, empowered future.
Case Management & Recovery Support
Carl is a coach with a strong background in recovery-focused and client-centered support work. Prior to joining Holina, he spent four years working in the same field in the UK, progressing from Keyworker to Project Manager and then Operations Manager. This hands-on leadership experience gives him a practical understanding of both frontline client support and service delivery at an operational level.
Carl is in abstinence-based recovery and has been mentoring for nearly six years, bringing lived experience alongside professional practice. He is a recently qualified NLP Life Coach and works with clients using structured, goal-focused approaches that support sustainable change, accountability, and personal growth.
Shaun has several years of experience working in addiction services in Scotland, supporting individuals through different stages of recovery. His work has involved care planning, client engagement, and working alongside other services to support positive, long-term recovery outcomes using a person-centred approach.
He was also an active member of the recovery community in Glasgow, where he has helped organise recovery-based activities such as walks and music groups, all centred around 12-step recovery principles. This has strengthened my skills in community engagement, group support, and promoting connection as part of sustained recovery.
Nursing & Medical
Senior Nurse Wah brings over six years of experience as a Registered Nurse in international rehabilitation and behavioural health settings. She specializes in supporting individuals navigating addiction and complex psychiatric challenges with steady, compassionate care.
Holding a Bachelor of Nursing Science and a Counselling Certification, Wah believes that kindness, empathy, and trust form the foundation of true healing. She works closely within Holina’s multidisciplinary team to deliver individualized, client-centered care — helping each person feel safe, supported, and empowered throughout their recovery journey.
Operations & Support
Simon Clark is Admissions Manager across Holina, bringing five years of experience in the addictions field following 25 years in finance in the City of London and Hong Kong.
Simon has been in recovery for eight years and knows first-hand what it means to have someone there in the darkest moments. He is passionate about giving that same hope to those reaching out for help, and works to make the admissions process as easy as possible for individuals and their loved ones.
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