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MAHEC Internal Medicine
123-A Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 771-3500

Ritch came to MAHEC from Los Angeles where he led the gender care program for Kaiser in his service area. He has a background in community mental health, addiction medicine, and outdoor education. Ritch spent most of the 90s in Asheville working for North Carolina Outward Bound, using experiential education to provide healing experiences for his students. He and his husband are mountain bikers and rock climbers. They moved back to the area to enjoy their outdoor pursuits and start a fiber farm.

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

Karyn is a licensed clinical social worker and licensed clinical addictions specialist with experience in mental health since 2004. She earned her Master’s in Social Work and Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Georgia in 2014, and her Bachelor’s of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University in 1997. Karyn has worked with adolescents, young adults and their families in residential inpatient and outpatient settings focusing on various mental health issues, neurodivergence, and substance use. She believes her patients are the experts of their own lives and enjoys working with them on skills to unhook from the problems, thoughts, and feelings that keep them from moving toward their goals. Karyn is trained in a variety of evidence-based modalities, but primarily utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Family Systems Theory. Karyn 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

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

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

Dayton Steelman is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, and a member of the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice. He completed an MSc in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy at the Institute of Family Therapy, an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Appalachian State University, and a BA in Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He practices from a systemic theoretical orientation, which integrates techniques of emotionally focused and narrative family therapy. He welcomes individuals and families to safely explore holistic and relational well-being as part of their counseling journey. His highly specialized techniques are informed by an integrated care and multidisciplinary team approach, the relapse prevention model for the treatment of addictions, and the Maudsley model of family therapy for anorexia nervosa. He is continually working to cultivate inclusivity and anti-oppressive methods in the field and is committed to holding space for compassionate and trauma-informed therapy experiences for all. Whilst born and raised in North Carolina, Dayton has trained and worked as a therapist in both the US and the UK. He loves spending time with his friends and family, and enjoys traveling, playing music, and sharing stories of reflection and inspiration with others. Dayton offers shorter-term counseling for Family Health Center patients referred by their physicians as part of the Integrated Care Model.

MAHEC OB/GYN Specialists
119 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 771-5500

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 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.