MEDICAL TEAM
Jessi Herr, BA, BSN, RN
Director of Nursing
Jessi grew up in middle Tennessee and came to North Carolina when she attended Warren Wilson College, where she studied Plant Biology and Horticulture. After graduating, she worked in Asheville at Beanstreets, Salsa’s, and Lark Books. In 1999, she took a road trip and landed in Seattle, where she lived for five years. In that time, she got married, became a mom, and became certified as both a postpartum doula and a Pilates instructor. She returned to North Carolina in 2004 and started a small Pilates studio in 2005. In 2018, Jessi started the accelerated BSN program at Western Carolina University and graduated summa cum laude in 2019.
Jessi was drawn to the work at The Willows because of personal experiences with loved ones struggling with mental health issues and addiction. She feels humbled and grateful to be a part of clients’ recovery and healing.
She loves gardening, hiking, dinner parties, and reading. She lives with her husband, an acupuncturist, her son and daughter, a goofy golden retriever and a bossy cat, and they might have every yard game and board game ever created.
Jodi Mabry, NP
Nurse Practitioner
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Sam Dawkins
Medical Services Manager
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Morgan Rossi, MS, RD, LDN
Registered Dietician
Morgan was born and raised in the city of Atlanta. She received both her Master’s in Nutrition and Bachelors in Dietetics from The University of Georgia before moving to Asheville, NC to complete her dietetic internship. After gaining her national RD credential and local licensure, she spent time working for an ED-focused nutrition counseling group practice before branching off to create her private practice, Splendid Sustenance, which seeks to provide trauma-informed eating disorder care that is respectful of autonomy, based in harm reduction, celebratory of neurodiversity.
Morgan works primarily with adults struggling with eating dysregulation and diagnosed eating disorders. Their primary clinical focus is trauma-associated food dysregulation- when nervous system arousal/collapse creates barriers to accessing the body’s natural cues and disrupts an individual’s ability to meet their nourishment needs. Morgan’s work aims to reconnect clients with their bodies natural cues, create systems of nourishment that acknowledge each client’s individual needs and barriers, and establish patterns of self-compassion and curiosity as a foundation for continued growth.
Morgan lives in Weaverville, NC, with her black cat Bear and rosemary plants. In addition to her work as a dietitian, she is an artist. She creates paintings, drawings, textile sculptures, and human portraits that explore neurology, emotion, and gender.
HOLISTIC SERVICES
Kathie Miller, MS, L.Ac.
Licensed Acupuncturist
Kathie holds a BA from the University of Michigan and earned her Master of Science in traditional oriental medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA. Currently, in private practice in Asheville, Kathie has been board-certified by the National Commission for Certification in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine since 2000 and has held licensure in North Carolina from the Acupuncture Licensing Board since 2007.
Numerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of acupuncture in assisting the recovery process. Specifically, research shows acupuncture’s ability to decrease anxiety, stress, and insomnia and reduce cravings during the withdrawal process. Kathie’s treatments focus on improving the body-mind-spirit connection within an individual, and she is passionate about assisting clients in their deepest discovery of compassion and harmony within themselves and expanding that to others and the environment around them.
Kathie has been living with her family in West Asheville for the past 15 years, raising two amazing sons, mountain biking the local trails, sitting on mountaintops, and taking in the natural and cultural beauty of Asheville.
