Mission and vision
In partnership with licensed mental health clinicians in private practice throughout the fifty states, Open Path Psychotherapy Collective provides middle and lower-income level individuals, couples, families, and children with access to affordable psychotherapy and mental health education services.
By the Numbers
65,000
Clients Matched
Open Path has matched more than 50,000 clients across the country to affordable psychotherapeutic care.
45,000
Students Enlisted
Open Path has had over 45,000 students sign on to take one of our affordable online wellness classes.
8
Years Running
Founded in 2012, and launched in the spring of 2013
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Meet Open Path, the first recognized nonprofit leader in helping people access affordable High quality psychotherapy services.
Meet Our Core Team
Shelby Strong
Membership Associate/OPPC
Shelby 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... More
Karie Reinertson
Program Manager/OP Healing Arts Collective
Karie 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... More
Maggie Schroder
Membership Associate/MHE
Maggie 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... More
Moisés Valencia
Membership Associate/OPPC
Moises graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Psychology. The combination of a diverse liberal arts education and working with youth in a variety of settings ultimately cemented his love for ... More
Caitlin Erwin
Program Manager
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 C... More
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Lisa Isenhart
Program Director
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... More
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Charla Davis
Membership Associate/MHE
Charla 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... More
Melanie Wagner
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 ser... More
Paul Fugelsang
Founder, 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... More
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Support Team
Rafael Martinez
Clinician Consultant
Rafael Martinez, MA, LPCA is a psychotherapist and life coach. He received his Masters degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University in 2013 and has been a Certified Life Coach thro... More
Dana Daniel-Edgerton
Clinician Consultant
Dana Daniel-Edgerton is a Licensed Professional Counseling-Intern, under the clinical supervision of Louis Laves-Webb, LCSW, LPC-S. Dana is an Austin, Texas native; she received her Masters of Arts in... More
Daniel Wendler, MA
Adwords Account Specialist
Daniel earned his marketing stripes managing seven-figure AdWords accounts for big businesses but left the marketing world behind to pursue his real passion — a career as a therapist. Today, when h... More
Board of Directors
Sonal Shah Taylor
Sonal Shah Taylor graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Biology and History in 2000. She graduated from AUC School of Medicine in 2004 and completed her internal medicine residency at New Y... More
Katherine Fisher
Board Secretary
Katherine Fisher is a 2003 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, also from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,... More
Elizabeth Graves
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... More
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 th... More
Course Creators and Consultants
Paul Fugelsang
Founder, 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... More
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Dr. Karen Rippy, PhD, LMFT
Dr. Karen Rippy received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Sierra and Claremont Graduate University. She maintains a private practice in Mission Viejo, CA.
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Rebecca Gangl, MA, LPC
Rebecca is a licensed professional counselor and certified addictions counselor. She holds a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University.
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Reeta Wolfsohn, CMSW
Reeta Wolfsohn is founder of Financial Social Work (FSW) and the Financial Therapy Network. Her work focuses on financial wellbeing.
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Eva Ebert
Eva Ebert is in the MA program for experimental psychology at Appalachian State University. Eva is researching anxiety and its influence on risky behaviors.
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Dr. Rustan Adcock, MD
Dr. Rustan Adcock graduated from Duke University and then Dartmouth Medical School in 2003. He is a partner and physician with The Family Health Centers in Asheville, NC.
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Wellness Courses
We offer affordable, easy-to-follow, high quality courses designed to help you learn about your mental health. Our goal is to provide an enjoyable experience that will enrich your life, reduce stress, and that will help you reach your goals without bankrupting you.
LEARN ABOUT WELLNESS COURSESInspiring Posts
Open Path's Therapist Referral Program
We pay therapists $50 for each published therapist you refer to us. We’re thrilled to be able to connect so many clients in need with… Read More
Here We Grow
Open Path is growing! With over 24,000 clients and climbing, we’re looking for new therapists across the country to join Open Path Psychotherapy Collective. We want… Read More
Contact
A few months ago, I emailed a therapist in the city where I lived. Dear Therapist, I’m not sure if you’re accepting new clients, but I’ve… Read More
