Up to date Sept. 25, 2026, 10:05 p.m. ET
Particulars are rising in regards to the controversial previous of the proprietor of the rehabilitation facility the place Presley Gerber died.
The 27-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber was discovered lifeless from a suspected overdose on the luxe Resolutions Dwelling dwelling in Santa Monica on Sept. 20. The sober dwelling program is a part of Resolutions Therapeutic Providers, based by Dr. Reza Nabavi, who has a historical past of prison exercise and licensing points, in accordance with state data obtained by USA TODAY.
Nabavi is described on the corporate’s web site because the founder and government scientific director with “over 20 years of scientific expertise,” however official paperwork present he struggled to acquire a psychology license resulting from a number of drug-related arrests and convictions.
USA TODAY reached out to Nabavi for remark.
Dr. Reza Nabavi’s authorized troubles, psychology background defined
In early 2002, Oakland Police Division officers discovered Nabavi, then 25, and a 15-year-old woman asleep in a automotive identified for narcotics. A search of the automobile uncovered methamphetamine, marijuana, a knife, a handgun and ammunition, per authorized paperwork.
Nabavi was arrested for possession on the market of a managed substance and possession of marijuana on the market. He pleaded no contest to the primary cost and the second was dropped, leading to an Alameda County Circuit Courtroom decide sentencing him to 36 months probation.
Lower than 4 weeks later, Nabavi was arrested once more after Oakland police stated he agreed to promote methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Like in his different case, Nabavi pleaded no contest to possession of a managed substance and acquired the identical sentence.
Nabavi first utilized for his license in 2004, however the California Board of Psychology denied his utility due to his arrests, the paperwork present. He reapplied in 2005 and was denied once more earlier than registering as a psychological assistant in January 2006.
Nevertheless, his registration was revoked the next month whereas Nabavi and the board got here to an settlement on license circumstances resulting from his earlier two prison convictions. Nabavi was in the end given a five-year probationary time period requiring him to bear to a psychological analysis, notify his employer of his probation, be monitored weekly by a California-licensed psychologist, enter a drug and alcohol abuse remedy program, decide to ongoing remedy and undergo random drug and alcohol testing, in accordance with the paperwork.
The California Board of Psychology granted an early termination of his probation in Might 2008, and his license is presently listed as energetic till June 30, 2028.
Nabavi began Resolutions Therapeutic Providers in 2013 after beforehand serving as director of household companies at Guarantees Malibu, a preferred celeb rehab middle that has since closed.
“With over 20 years of scientific expertise, Dr. Reza focuses on working with people and households navigating substance use problems, course of addictions, temper and nervousness problems, males’s points, interpersonal challenges, and co-occurring circumstances,” Nabavi’s official bio reads on the Resolutions Therapeutic Providers web site, which lists his title because the Founder & Government Scientific Director.
The positioning describes Resolutions Dwelling as “a frontrunner in habit and psychological well being help,” providing a program “designed for [patients’] distinctive wants and particular person restoration plans.” It’s unclear what sort of remedy program Gerber was enrolled in, his particular restoration plan or what companies the power offered to him.
Authorities have been known as to a report of a potential overdose on the rehab facility at roughly 9:35 a.m. native time Sunday, Sept. 20. In keeping with 911 audio obtained by Folks and Web page Six, the dispatch was additionally for “cardiac arrest.”
Gerber was discovered lifeless upon arrival, the Santa Monica Police Division stated, asserting in a press launch Monday, Sept. 21, that there was no indication of foul play.
That very same day, the Los Angeles County Division of Medical Examiner introduced an post-mortem of Gerber’s physique was full and the case was deferred, which means “further testing and/or research have been requested with a purpose to make a willpower” on trigger and method of dying.
A consultant for Crawford and Rande Gerber, who’re additionally dad and mom to daughter Kaia Gerber, 25, beforehand confirmed their solely son’s dying in an announcement to USA TODAY: “The household is asking for privateness throughout this very tough and painful time.”
