Mission and vision
Why Healing Arts?
We’re here to support you on your healing journey. Wellness is about a holistic view — that’s why we offer multiple unique disciplines to choose from. Want to learn more about the Healing Arts Collective? Click here for new client information.
A Proven Model to Serve Those in Need of Affordable Care
Healing Arts Collective is leveraging the success of their sibling organization, Open Path Psychotherapy Collective, which has provided sliding scale therapy services via their member therapists since 2013. Open Path has connected over 75,000 clients in financial need to Open Path therapists offering their services on a sliding scale. If you are in need of affordable mental health care, visit Open Path Psychotherapy Collective.
Meet Our Core Team
As Program Director, Lisa Isenhart is responsible for overseeing the coordination and administration of Open Path’s affordable psychotherapy and mental health education programming. She received her...
MoreA proud Brooklyn native and recent Stockholm transplant, Sheena brings over 16 years of experience working in diverse environments, leading marketing and social media initiatives across the globe. Fro...
MorePaul has worked in the mental health field since 1996 with a focus on projects committed to improving mental health services for lower-income individuals and families. Before beginning his own private...
MoreKarie comes to Open Path with 11 years of small business ownership and management with her design studio Shelter Collective, as well as managing programs for arts non-profits in Washington, DC prior t...
MoreCharla graduated from the University of Alabama as a Blount Scholar with a BA in Studio Art. Her passion for accessibility in schooling brought her to Detroit to pursue service opportunities within ed...
MoreCaitlin brings a diverse set of experiences working with people to Open Path Collective and enjoys putting her compassion to work as the Program Manager. In May 2018 Caitlin graduated with her MA in C...
MoreShelby is passionate about using her lived experiences and deep commitment to social justice to help people thrive. After earning her M.A. in East Asian Studies from the University of Illinois at Urba...
MoreMaggie earned her Bachelor of Social Work at NC State where she focused on interpersonal violence prevention education, farmworker rights, and nonprofit studies. She finished graduate school at Wester...
MoreMelanie comes to Open Path with a decade of experience working in education and social services. She holds a B.S. in Adolescent to Young Adult Education from Bowling Green State University and has ser...
MoreElizabeth earned a Master’s Degree in Arts Administration in 2016 and has been working in Marketing and Communications roles ever since. She enjoys working collaboratively to tell digital stories ac...
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Elizabeth Graves, Ph.D., LPCS, NCLPSC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Services in the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University in Asheville, Nort...
MoreIan Henderson is a studio artist and Director of Operations at Penland School of Craft, where he works to cultivate a supportive community and an environment of safe abandon for the school’s more th...
MoreMyleik Teele is the founder and Chief Experience Officer of curlBOX, the first monthly subscription service for naturally curly hair. Juggernaut brands such as L’Oreal, Procter & Gamble, Unileve...
MoreOver the last 14 years, Christina has been building, managing, and protecting wealth for the families and businesses of Western North Carolina. Her practice is focused on helping clients create and ...
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