El'Anya Nightingale

El’Anya (L’Anya) Nightingale is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I at Discovery Counseling, Inc., serving clients in Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon, Oregon and the surrounding area. After completing a two-year counseling internship and earning her CADC I certification, she now works as a facilitator of change in an outpatient treatment setting, supporting DUII, self-referred, and DHS-involved clients as they begin and deepen their recovery journeys. Her approach is grounded in compassion, accountability, and a deep respect for each individual’s capacity for transformation. With more than 25 years of continuous sobriety, El’Anya’s professional path is inseparable from her lived experience in long-term recovery. She began her career in the peer support movement, progressing from Peer Support Specialist to Certified Recovery Mentor before completing over 1,000 hours of supervised clinical training and formal addiction studies. Her earlier work includes advocacy and education with Friends of Recovery Vermont, mentoring in women’s Oxford Houses, and counseling roles in both Vermont and Oregon—experiences that shaped her recovery-oriented, peer-informed philosophy of care. In parallel with her clinical work, El’Anya spent a few years as Director and lead Minister of The Center for the Study of God’s Living Heart, where she provided spiritual advising, teaching, and program development for individuals and communities across the country. She is deeply devoted to helping others discover their inherent God-Consciousness and integrate spiritual awareness with healing and personal growth. Outside of work, El’Anya enjoys jewelry making with semi-precious stones, gardening, retreats, and meaningful time with her recovery community—living what she defines as success each day: sobriety, service, and presence.

• Friends of Recovery Vermont
• Oxford House