Meet Your Provider
The talent, grace, attention to detail and sheer determination of every Solstice Pacific team member will not only surprise you, but help you find ease. Creating a team that is committed to do their own personal work (self-care including family, creative expression, rest, therapy and spiritual ties to mention a few) is fundamental to the founding of Solstice Pacific. When our cup runs over, we can better serve the community. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our providers. In the Solstice Pacific Family, everyone is trained to provide. Anticipating your needs shouldn't just happen when you go to a resort. It should be the heartbeat of healthcare. Delivering the best integrative psychiatric and neurological care is made possible through comprehensive on-boarding and training. But more, our combined emotional intelligence allows us to hold space, to connect and herein compassion is supplied without being self-serving or disingenuine. A team tethered by trust and a common core value moves mountains. Welcome to Solstice Pacific! The miles that led you to this moment are treasured by each provider, regardless of title or role. We are all here to serve you and to be a trauma informed witness to your preferences, strengths, needs, goals and abilities.
Narges Maududi
Therapist and Case Manager
Narges completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Neuroscience from George Mason University and earned a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Southern California. As a licensed clinician, Narges strives to create a safe environment that can both guide and nurture patients to thrive and overcome obstacles. Her holistic approach to customer service starts with listening and ends with listening. Narges believes that when patients are treated with respect, dignity, and compassion, they are empowered to draw on their own strengths and realize their full potential to live fulfilling, happy lives. She carries this philosophy into her practice. She believes that “healing is a collaborative endeavor that requires honest caring without judgment and needs to take place in a safe and holding environment.” Part of what marks Narges’ career in mental health is her experiences growing up in Afghanistan. She leads women, by example and evidence-based modalities to become whole, heard mothers, spouses and neighbors who look after each other - not just their own. Narges’s experience is from acute, severe, chronic or persistent conditions.
Brianna Riddlebarger
Physician Assistant
Brianna is a California native and has worked in healthcare since 2013. In her practice, she has consistently seen mental health to be the key to overall wellness. As a Board Certified Physician Assistant, Brianna integrates lifestyle, psychosocial factors, and other holistic interventions with conventional treatments to treat the whole person. Professionalism and empathy are her priorities in the vulnerable setting of psychiatric care. Pursuing psychiatric care can be difficult and scary. Brianna’s goal is to help each individual feel safe, welcome, valued, and capable of change. Brianna is also a teacher at heart and incorporates teaching in her sessions to help her patients understand more about their bodies and how they can heal. She is driven by her own personal journey in integrative medicine, her own learning, and emotional healing. Brianna is a wife, mother, medical preceptor, and an adjunct instructor for local Physician Assistant programs. It is Brianna’s vision to ensure that Solstice Institute shapes minds and policies to ensure outcomes in psychiatric medicine.
Britten Devereux
Administrator
Completing her Master of Science in Addiction Counseling concurrent to a role as Clinical Supervisor, then Managing Director, Britten ensures patients are treated with dignity and that care is tailored, time-bound and specific.“Individual mental health is the axis point to family stability, marketplace innovation and overall wellness.” As a Licensed Advanced Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Britten has her MAC from the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals and is committed to see staff and patients reach the goals they did not believe possible. You will often hear her talking about Solstice Pacific being the leading force to change the landscape of psychiatry. Combining services neurological, social and psychological, she educates families and clinicians to move from scarcity and deficits; what she calls a wasteland, to psychiatric care that is collaborative and strengths-based, what she calls a capital city. “This ultra personal space of the service sector demands innovation and hospitality. Given over time, generations not just individuals live a different narrative ... one of courage, health and connection.” With a background in business and change management, Britten’s leadership spans more than visionary or clinician, but getting results.
Dr. Randall Turner, DO
Psychiatrist
Dr. Randall Turner received his medical degree from TUNCOM in Nevada and completed his Psychiatry Residency training at Loma Linda University. He's board certified in Psychiatry and also in Addiction Medicine.He serves hospitals and institutions all over California. He has extensive experience with varied populations including geriatric psychiatry and addiction medicine across acute, subacute and everything after. He strives thoroughly to understand human psychology and psychopathology with a hope to relieve suffering and foster the growth of those he treats. Dr. Turner is a talented musician. In his spare he enjoys reading, bird watching, and traveling. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and four children. Dr. Turner is a catalyst in Solstice’s growth, mission and quality.
Patricia Gail de Jesus
HR External Affairs Manager
I am an advocate for mental health. I am one instrument of peace for those who seek it, and I get to do this through using my skills in business. One of the many reasons I chose to work at Solstice, a place where I can feel comfort and at the same time, have a sense of purpose—to make this superior standard of care accessible to those who want more from life. I have pledged to give my all to my chosen profession, to put in my best effort, and to help others take flight because I love this side of the healthcare industry—it's where physical health and emotional wellness come together! It is my everyday intention to contribute to the development and precision of the Solstice Team. As the HR External Affairs Manager, I work on our digital platforms, public communique, regulatory affairs, financial analysis, key performance indicators and quality assurance.