Avenues Recovery at Covington is a premier drug and alcohol addiction rehab and treatment center. Our skilled team put their heart and souls into helping every single client find their way home.
Avenues Recovery Center at Covington is a brand-new, modern, 106 bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission, offering detox/ withdrawal management and extended residential inpatient treatment services. Our beautiful facility is fully handicap and wheelchair accessible, and provides the serene and soothing environment so conducive to healing.
Avenues Recovery Center at Covington is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, psychiatric specialists, addictions counselors, and behavioral health technicians, all of whom are passionate, experienced, and caring, and strive constantly to give each client the most rewarding and memorable experience.
Susan Julius, MD, ABAM, ABFM, AAMRO, Medical Director, is a clinician, speaker, and teacher. She is board certified in Family and Addiction Medicine, as well as Physical Therapy, and holds a special degree in urine drug testing analysis. Dr. Julius studied Physical Therapy at Cleveland State University and attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in Cleveland, Ohio. She trained for two years in General Surgery, at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana and completed a Family Practice residency at Ochsner Foundation Hospital, in Jefferson, Louisiana.
Dr. Julius incorporated her background in these areas, along with her understanding of the biology of addiction and her personal journey in recovery, to treat patients and families with this disease for over ten years. She worked at Choices of Louisiana, a Methadone clinic, in La Place, Louisiana and was Medical Director for the City of New Orleans Homeless Clinic, and Townsend Clinic, in Lake Charles and Baton Rouge. Currently, she is the Medical Director at Townsend Recovery Center, in New Orleans.
Dr. Julius has been an expert consultant and keynote speaker for American Addiction Centers and was featured on NBC News, Fox News, Baton Rouge Business Report, and New Orleans Happy Hour Podcast. She worked with the New Orleans Re-entry Program and is active in AA and served on the Local Action Committee for International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous. She is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the American Association of Medical Review Officers. She lives in New Orleans with her husband and three dogs, and loves to swim, garden and operate her vacation rental.
Robert R Fezekas II LAC, LCSW Clinical Director has been working in the field of addiction and mental health for over 10 years. His passion for working with those who suffer with substance abuse disorders stems from his own journey of recovery!
After completing treatment in 2009 he immediately entered college at Southern University at New Orleans where he graduated with honors with both his bachelor’s of science in Substance Abuse and masters degree in social work. Rob has had various roles throughout his career such as: recovery support staff, counselor, Director of IOP, Director of Social Services, and now Clinical Director here at Avenue’s.
He has worked closely with multiple court systems and veterans affairs to customize evidence based programming to best treat their clients.
Within his community in St Bernard Parish he works closely with the community leaders to advocate for prevention, treatment,, and recovery resources through a non profit group he helped founded St Bernard Recovery Awareness.
Robert believes that every client has the potential to recover and looks forward to working with every client that enters our Avenue’s Facility!
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