Alison Cross
President
Alison Cross is an outpatient therapist here in WNC with offices in Asheville, Hendersonville, and Atlanta, Ga. She has worked in the mental health industry specializing in eating disorders for over 20 years and is licensed in both North Carolina (LCMHC) and Georgia (LPC). She is the creator of the Body, Beauty, and Bravery Project, author, speaker, and activist. Alison specializes in teaching and empowering others through a supervisory relationship and is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Approved Consultant, as well as a supervisor in Georgia and North Carolina. In her spare time she loves spending it with family & friends, creating new projects, and finding ways to laugh and enjoy life.
Alison Cross LPC, CPCS, CEDS-C
Owner, The Body, Beauty, and Bravery Project
Elaine Roche
Treasurer
Elaine Roche is an eating disorder and body image therapist in Asheville, NC. She primarily works with adolescents, families, and young adults in her practice which is firmly aligned with the Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating philosophy and she is one of the few clinicians in the area trained in Family Based Treatment for eating disorders. She is a founding member of iaedp WNC and was previously the Executive Director of CRC for Eating Disorders before transitioning to private practice in 2016. It is important to her to be a part of not only the treatment community in WNC, but also to be involved in community outreach and education in order to increase early intervention and prevention. Elaine grew up in Georgia and attended college at UGA, and has since lived in Asheville with her husband and now two daughters.
Elaine Roche, LCSW-A
828-333-0283
Leah Donatelli
Social Media
Leah is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA), a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®). Her practices fully align with the Body Trust™ and Health At Every Size® frameworks. She is in the process of becoming a certified Body Trust™ provider and her practices are informed by the Embodied Recovery Institute™. www.leahdonatelli.com
Lauren Myers
Social Media
Lauren Myers (She/Her) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS) in a group practice, Daya Mental Health and Wellness in Asheville, NC. Lauren completed her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Kent State University. She completed her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Western Carolina University.
Lauren is passionate about supporting clients who are working through struggles related to eating disorders/disordered eating, body image, trauma, and substance use. She is compassionate in her work and with her clients as they move towards a better understanding and relationship with their bodies, food, and well-being.
In her free time, Lauren enjoys reading, cooking/baking, moving her body with weight lifting, and spending time with her niece and nephew!
(828) 412-3330
Rachael McLean
Medical Liaison
Rachael McLean is a certified PA in private practice in the greater Asheville area. She has over 8.5 years of experience providing high-quality, compassionate care to clients. She currently provides psychiatric medication management services to persons age 11 and up.
She enjoys working with a diverse group of clients, including those in the LGBTQIA+ community. Rachael is passionate about eating disorder care and has over 2 years of experience in the management of eating disorders in residential settings. She also loves to teach and has been a guest lecturer at Thomas Jefferson University's PA program since 2021, providing instruction on diagnosing and managing eating disorders, as well as other topics in psychiatry.
Rachael is very excited to become more involved in WNC's IAEDP chapter and would love to engage more local medical providers in chapter activities.
Kathryn (Katie) Gantt
Marketing
I’m a Registered Dietitian, yoga instructor and soon-to-be Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian (CEDRD) through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). I specialize in treating eating disorders and disordered eating with subspecialties in pregnancy and postpartum nutrition, body image concerns and gestational diabetes. I utilize a compassionate, non-diet and trauma informed approach to help people address and heal their relationship to food and body. I see clients virtually or in person in the Asheville/Hendersonville area. I accept BCBS and self pay.
You can learn more about me and my services as about.me/kathryngantt or email me at GanttNutrition@gmail.com
Kristen Keathley
Hospitality
Kristen is most passionate about empowering clients to listen to, trust, and love their bodies, to wake up and be fully present for a life they love. Kristen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and licensed clinical addiction specialist (LCAS). She uses EMDR and somatic approaches to support clients in healing from trauma. While Kristen works with adults of all ages, she most enjoys working with teens and young adults as they launch into meaningful lives. Kristen aims to empower individuals as they find purpose, discover or reconnect with themselves, and align their actions and daily decisions with their core values. Kristen supports clients in gaining self knowledge in order to harness strengths and apply them toward meaningful life goals.
Kristen Keathley, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
WNC IAEDP Founding member
Student Liaison Committee Head
828-279-1783
Stephanie Bowman
Education
Stephanie is a therapist in Franklin, NC. Her passion lies in working with individuals who have experienced complex trauma and those currently living with eating disorders or disordered eating. She is trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and believes in an embodied, holistic approach to sessions. It is her goal to help her clients no longer feel alone, and to move from a place of shame and guilt to one of believing and knowing that all of their parts are good. Alongside her time spent connecting with people in her office, Stephanie enjoys reading, writing, singing, dancing in her living room, creating art, being art, snuggling her cat Sigmund, and walking barefoot (anytime, anywhere).
Ceara Cuthbertson
Student Liaison
Ceara Cuthbertson is an outpatient therapist serving clients virtually in NC and OH and is owner of Life in Bloom Therapy Services, PLLC. As a native western North Carolinian, her passion is serving the community she grew up in. She works primarily with college aged folks and young professionals navigating the confusing waters of making peace with their body and food. Her style of therapy involves humor, open mindedness, focusing on strengths, and providing gentle feedback. You can expect a listening ear, a confidential space, and a therapist who wants to see you develop into the best possible version of yourself.
Life in Bloom Therapy