Therapist Directory Staff | Being Seen Therapist Directory

Founded in 2012, and launched in the spring of 2013, Open Path Psychotherapy Collective provides people in need with access to transformative and affordable mental and holistic health care. We envision a just, compassionate world where all people can easily access the care they need to thrive. In partnership with licensed mental health clinicians in private practice throughout the fifty states and Canada, Open Path provides middle and lower-income level clients with access to affordable mental health care.

Since our founding, Open Path has matched more than 90,000 clients across the country to affordable psychotherapeutic care. Additionally, Open Path has enrolled more than 54,000 students in our online wellness education program.

As the newest offering of Open Path, Being Seen advances the social mission of the organization by introducing our network of community-minded professionals to the full range of help-seeking clients around the country.

Meet our team

Paul Fugelsang, LPCFounder, Executive Director

Paul 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 psychotherapy practice, he spent five years as counselor and supervisor at Esperanza, NY & the Vera Institute of Justice, a community-based agency designed to implement procedural reform throughout the juvenile justice system in New York City. Paul counts among his interests yoga, the study of plant medicine, and long baseball catches with his son in the park. A graduate of Naropa University’s Contemplative Psychotherapy program, Paul operates Open Path Psychotherapy Collective and maintains a private practice in Asheville, NC. Contact Paul via email.

Lisa IsenhartDeputy Director

As Program Director, Lisa Isenhart is responsible for ensuring the smooth daily operation of Open Path’s affordable psychotherapy and mental health education programming. She received her BA in International Studies from Kenyon College, and earned her MA in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. After researching social movements and the politics of change during her graduate studies, Lisa decided to actively participate in bringing about a more just and healthier society through work in the field of nonprofit advocacy. She brings nearly ten years of nonprofit experience to her role with Open Path, and is excited to expand Open Path’s programs to reach a greater number of people in need each year.

Caitlin MurphyProgram Director

Caitlin 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 Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lenoir Rhyne University which expanded her skill set and vision for helping Open Path break down barriers to accessible mental health support. For the last 8 years, Caitlin has been driven to play a role in bettering her community by helping to make resources available to those who need them in her nonprofit and volunteer work. And of course, Caitlin loves to be out and about in the mountains whenever possible.

Melanie WagnerProgram Associate

Melanie 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 served as a teacher, tutor, and case manager. She is also active in social justice work in Chicago, particularly around youth incarceration. Her work is driven by her investment in building toward a world where individuals and communities have the resources they need to thrive, and she is excited to help connect people to affordable therapy through Open Path.

Board of Directors

Amy Durso

Amy Durso is an educator and musician. Her specialty areas include working with children with severe emotional and learning disorders and positive behavior management program design and implementation. She spent the first 12 years of her career working at the Wright School, a pioneering treatment program that focuses on the child’s family and community system. Amy also is a musician for heart2heart, a nonprofit that services communities and individuals during the dying time. Through heart2heart, she contributes her music and support to a wide variety of spiritual rituals, workshops and bodywork/healing sessions.

Myleik Teele

Myleik 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, Unilever, Target, Walmart, and have all partnered with Myleik to leverage her keen ability to identify and market popular trends to the masses. She hosts the #MyTaughtYou podcast, and has a devoted listenership of women from all walks of life who appreciate her honest, refreshing, and often no-nonsense advice on how to live life on your own terms.

Ian Henderson

Ian 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 than 1,500 students and residents each year. He believes in the transformational power of art education – that learning how to make and repair things is learning to shape one’s world – and that this can be a vital path towards personal growth and wellness. Ian’s large-scale, sculptural tile installations can be found in Penland, NC, Asheville, NC, and Mineral de Pozos, Mexico.

Christina Simpson

Over 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 meet their financial goals. Christina began her career with AG Edwards and Sons in 2006. It was there she developed a deep passion for helping families understand and address their financial needs. She has a desire to connect personally to her clients and provide outstanding service. This led her to transition her practice to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in 2012. It is here she is able to address each client’s unique goals, values and needs with holistic planning and design of investments and insurance strategies. Christina uses an in-depth discover process that leads to a true understanding of each client’s unique situation, time horizon and risk tolerance. Her focus is on growing and protecting the assets of her clients by leveraging the resources and leadership at Oppenheimer. Christina also serves at the Assistant Branch Manager to the Asheville, NC office.