JOURNEY HILLSIDE TARZANA - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Medical Director & Addictionologist

Daniel Aronow, M.D. is a practicing physician with over 20 years of experience, specializing in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse. He is board certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in addiction medicine and by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He graduated from U.C Berkeley with a B.A. in biology and obtained his medical degree from Texas Tech Medical School. He completed his residency program in internal medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He has given numerous presentations to doctors, therapists and counselors on the topic of neurobiology of addiction.

Matthew Snyder is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Clinical Director of Journey Hillside Tarzana. He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he completed his B.A in Psychology, and was awarded Honors in the Psychology Major. He is also a graduate of Pepperdine University, where he earned his Masters in Clinical Psychology. Matthew is also a DBT Certified Therapist and has completed certification for Addiction Treatment in Military & Veteran Culture. The clients Matthew has served have consistently given him positive reviews for his therapy groups and individual work. His approach to treatment and program development is to help clients feel less shame, cultivate hope and develop skills helpful to a new life of recovery. Matthew shared, "One of my favorite parts of my job is being able to bring hope to those who feel hopeless and help those who are at their lowest achieve gains they never thought possible." By providing insight, holding space, providing a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship, teaching skills, and working with strengths, he helps foster change in meaningful ways. Matthew specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy, the best approach to get satisfying solutions for most problems in a short amount of time. He has experience across multiple settings with diverse populations and is valued most for his authenticity, empathy, passion, and warmth.