Meet Charles L. Montante MS, CASAC, LMHC at Westfall Associates in Rochester, NY

Charles Montante is the President of Westfall Associates. Chuck, along with nine psychiatrists and a business partner, established the practice in 1985 to meet the specialized needs of those individuals with the dual challenges of mental illness and substance use disorders.

Chuck has 49 years of experience in the substance use and mental health fields, having worked in schools, community-based agencies, inpatient facilities, and outpatient treatment agencies.

In addition to his administrative responsibilities as President at Westfall Associates, Chuck continues to see adults along with their families in clinical practice. Intervention services are a significant portion of his clinical care.

Chuck is the past president of the Region II Consortium of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, having served in 1981-83 and again in 1999-2000. He has served on the advisory board of Project Intervention, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency-Rochester Area, serving as the chairman.

Chuck was a Board member at East House from 2008 to 2019, serving as Program Committee Chair from 2010-2017 and Board Chair in 2018.

In 2003 he received Counselor of the Year recognition from the Region II Consortium, and in 2003 received the Charlotte Hegedus Award for Service to the Field from the NCADD. He was named by the Mental Health Association as Mental Health Practitioner of the Year in 2016. He was recognized in 2019 as a Healthcare Hero by Rochester Business Journal.

Chuck and his wife Suzanne have three children, Carrie, Danielle, and Jonathan, their spouses Gregg, Adam, and Alex and 3 grandchildren. The Montantes split their residence between their home in Rochester and their cottage on the St. Lawrence River in Clayton, New York.