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MAHEC Family Health Center at Biltmore
123 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 257-4730

Areas of special interest include effects of trauma on the mind and body specifically as pertains to PTSD, anxiety, panic, depression and chronic diseases such as IBS, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Offers shorter-term counseling for Family Health Center patients referred by their physicians as part of the Integrated Care Model.

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 398-3601

Jarod Coffey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Behavioral Health Provider. Jarod earned his BS in Psychology and Master of Social Work Degrees at the University of Iowa. Just before coming to work at MAHEC, he worked for ten years at Mission Children’s Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Prior to Mission, Jarod worked at the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of Western North Carolina where he developed his skills in CBT interventions. He has worked collaboratively on integrated care initiatives with other professionals in specialty medical departments including internal medicine, oncology, general pediatrics, gastroenterology, neurology, pulmonology, endocrinology, and developmental pediatrics, among others. Over the past few years, in addition to working with patients and their families, Jarod has been the lead trainer in a project that provided behavioral health providers in rural clinics with integration training to promote and offer more of the services remotely that are provided at Mission’s regional developmental pediatrics clinic.

Jarod is an energetic and empathetic therapist who loves to see kids and adults benefit from evidence-based treatment approaches that promote overall success in day-to-day life. He enjoys working with all ages of patients, but has a particular affinity for working with children, adolescents, and their families. Jarod has particular interest in treating people with Tics, anxiety, ADHD, autism, sleep issues, and working with families on effective parenting using Conscious Discipline and other strategies. When he is not at work, Jarod enjoys spending time with his family and riding his mountain bike in the woods.

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 398-3601

Erin Iraggi has been a LCSW since 2008 after receiving her Master's in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has worked in a variety of social work and clinical settings including residential social work in low-income housing, community mental health, and medical social work. Erin enjoys working primarily with the adult through geriatric populations, as well as high-risk underserved populations. As a social worker, she values advocating and coordinating care with a systems-based approach to mental health. Erin likes working with individuals with complex trauma, borderline personality disorder, and mood disorders. She is trained in CBT for chronic pain, so also enjoys working with individuals with chronic pain and opioid use dependency. Erin is a certified Resources for Resiliency educator, and is passionate about how this population health model can improve mental health in our communities. She has an eclectic approach to therapy based on training in DBT, CBT, ACT, and somatic processing therapies.

MAHEC Family Health Center at Biltmore
123 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 257-4730

Offers shorter-term counseling for Family Health Center patients referred by their physicians as part of the Integrated Care Model.

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 398-3601

Eduardo Fabian is a Bilingual Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who enjoys working with both English and Spanish speaking children, families, and adults dealing anxiety, depression, trauma- and stress-related disorders. He also enjoys working with those who are neurodiverse (ADHD, autism and Down syndrome), as well as those in the LGBTQ+ community. He utilizes an integrated approach towards counseling that focuses on client-centered engagement, psychoeducation, solution-focused and motivational interviewing, along with CBT and EMDR. Eduardo Fabian also uses nature as a metaphor along with creative and expressive arts within his work. He is bicultural, a first generation Mexican-American on one side, and a Western North Carolinian on his other side. Being from the Brevard and Hendersonville area, Eduardo Fabian attended Brevard College for his undergraduate degree, obtaining a B.A. in Psychology. Later, he attended Western Carolina University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in which he acquired his M.S. degree and has since engaged in community mental health services. Eduardo Fabian values the unique journeys we humans go through in this life, seeking to honor the humanness we all have and our efforts towards wellness – collectively and individually.

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 398-3601

MAHEC Family Health Center at Biltmore
123 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 257-4730

Josh joined the MAHEC faculty in December 2014. He has worked in adult mental health since 1999 and adult/child mental health since 2007. Before coming to MAHEC Josh helped established walk-in counseling and assessment services for adults and children in an outpatient community mental health setting . Additionally, he regularly consulted with DSS on complex cases in Rutherford and Polk County. Prior to this, Josh worked in an adult substance use program and partial hospitalization programs.

Josh completed his undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts and Master's in Social Work at the University of Georgia. He works with patients to build on their strengths and resiliency, while working to connect them with resources in their own community. Josh believes strongly in matching interventions with patients’ readiness to change and having the relationship as the focal point for the change agent.

Offers shorter-term counseling for Family Health Center patients referred by their physicians as part of the Integrated Care Model.

MAHEC Family Health Center at Biltmore
123 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 257-4730

I joined MAHEC as a Behavioral Medicine Faculty member in 2022. I have lived in Asheville since 2013 and worked at the Asheville VA Medical Center prior to coming to MAHEC. While at the VA, I provided mental health care to Veterans and their families who were experiencing grief, end of life, cancer, life transitions, health challenges, relationship challenges, and aging. 

I was drawn to work at MAHEC for the diversity of clinical opportunities and client populations. MAHEC’s Family Medicine Department is widely known for its dynamic learning environment, which I have experienced firsthand while consulting alongside the talented family medicine team. I find all staff to be accessible, friendly, and incredibly smart and motivated. I feel fortunate that my colleagues continuously stimulate my own learning and make me a better therapist. Working alongside multiple disciplines allows me to think through clinical concerns from multiple perspectives and address client needs in a holistic manner. Working within the MAHEC Family Medicine clinic provides a solid community I can lean on for intellectual growth, emotional support, and innovation. It is truly an inspirational institution.

I hope to provide residents a safe and exciting environment to learn about the integrated care model, develop skills to build rapport with clients to ask challenging questions, and learn methods to motivate clients to engage in healthy behaviors.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you would like to talk about the integration of behavioral health care within MAHEC Family Medicine.

Offers shorter-term counseling for Family Health Center patients referred by their physicians as part of the Integrated Care Model.

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 398-3601

Autumn Wallen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with over 15 years of experience in working with individuals, couples and families. She has spent her career working in a wide range of areas with children, adolescents and adults that include but are not limited to: depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, grief and loss, adjustment to life events, health/medical conditions, parenting, relationships, and substance abuse. Autumn uses several evidenced-based therapeutic models within her counseling sessions that include motivational interviewing, EMDR, strength based, solution focused and cognitive behavioral approaches to empower her clients to reach their true potential. Autumn works with her clients by forming a collaborative relationship to help them better understand their behaviors, thoughts and feelings in a safe, therapeutic environment.

Autumn is originally from rural southwestern Virginia, and made her way back to the mountains in 2017 by way of Central Florida. She received her undergraduate degree in Family and Child Sciences from The Florida State University in 2002 and a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from University of Central Florida in 2006. She is also a Certified North Carolina First Level Commitment Examiner for Involuntary Commitments. She has provided services to her community both locally and nationally in several settings which include outpatient mental health, schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and teaching MSW students in the university setting.

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 398-3601

MAHEC Family Health Center at Biltmore
123 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 257-4730

I have my Master’s degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work. My clinical practice began in the late nineties when community mental health was a team-based approach. This shaped my belief which is that people can thrive when offered the opportunity for integrated care. My training is primarily with families and children (0-18 years) as well as pregnant and post-partum women. I’m passionate about supporting caregiver/child relationships because it can shift entire family dynamics and improve outcomes for all family members. My specialties include attachment, caregiver/child interactions, and anxiety reduction for children and adults using CBT strategies, mindfulness, and acceptance.

Offers shorter-term counseling for Family Health Center patients referred by their physicians as part of the Integrated Care Model.

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness
125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 398-3601

Ana Zuber is a Mental Health Professional and Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving as a school-based therapist at South Buncombe County Schools. She received her Bachelor of Social Work from University Federal Fluminense in Brazil and completed her Master of Social Work at East Tennessee State University. Ana has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations in inpatient psychiatric units. She completed extensive clinical training for both undergraduate and graduate schools in psychiatric intake at Emergency Departments. In her free time, Ana enjoys learning new things and spending time outdoors.