Widening Circles, PC

05/23/2026

🌿 Today we closed Heartwood Cohort 4. 🌿

Over the past 10 weeks, we have witnessed again and again the quiet medicine of group work — the courage of showing up honestly, the healing that happens in community, and the ways people begin to remember themselves when they no longer have to carry everything alone.

This final week included a beautiful sound bath offered by Rachael Bruton, LCSW, a fire ritual for releasing what no longer serves, and a handmade paper “calling in” ritual rooted in composting, renewal, and intention. Today, we closed with the Forest of Heartwood — honoring that none of us heal in isolation, and that healing often happens through relationship, reflection, creativity, grief, witnessing, and connection.

It is an incredible privilege to walk alongside each cohort as they move through vulnerability, resilience, meaning-making, and growth. We are deeply grateful to everyone who trusted us with part of their journey.

Heartwood Cohort 5 begins June 15, and we still have a few spots available if you or someone you know could benefit from this level of support.

We currently accept BCBS, Aetna, United, Cigna, and VACCN.

05/04/2026

🌿 One Year of Heartwood IOP🌿

On May 5, we mark one year since the very first Heartwood cohort began—a moment that feels both tender and extraordinary to reflect on. What started as a vision has grown into a living, breathing program rooted in connection, creativity, and deep, integrative care.

Since that first cohort, we’ve continued to refine and evolve—listening closely to our clients, our team, and the work itself. Each group has shaped Heartwood into what it is today: a space for meaningful transformation, held with intention and heart.

✨ Looking Ahead
Our 5th Heartwood cohort begins June 8, and we’re honored to continue walking alongside those seeking a different kind of healing experience.

✨ Expanded Offerings
We’re now offering a group-based Spravato (esketamine) program, designed for individuals navigating treatment-resistant depression who:
• Have tried two or more classes of antidepressants
• May benefit from a supportive, relational group model

✨ Growing Our Team
We’re thrilled to be welcoming new staff into the Widening Circles community and to have Ilona Csapo, MD (one of our original founders) returning as our Medical Director. Her presence strengthens our commitment to thoughtful, collaborative, and innovative care.

This past year has been one of learning, resilience, and expansion—and we feel deep gratitude for everyone who has been part of the journey.

🌱 Here’s to continuing to widen the circles.

If you or someone you love may be a fit for Heartwood or our Spravato program, we’re currently accepting new patients.

828-772-1803
www.wideningcirclesnc.com
admissions@wideningcirclesnc.com

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First image is of Widening Circles owners:
Ilona Csapo, MD
Kim Skelton, LCMHCS, LCAS
Cheryl Taylor, PA-C
Teva Hite, LCMHCS

03/16/2026

✨ Cohort 4 Has Begun ✨

Today we welcomed ten beautiful humans into Cohort 4 of the Heartwood Integrative Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Widening Circles.

For the next 10 weeks, this group will gather Monday–Friday from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM for a deeply supportive and integrative healing process.

Our integrative mental health IOP weaves together evidence-informed and experiential approaches designed to support whole-person healing. The program includes:

🌿 Trauma-informed psychotherapy
🎨 Expressive arts and creative process
🌲 Ecotherapy and nature-based practices
🧠 Nervous system regulation and somatic work
📚 Psychoeducation on mental health, brain health, and resilience
🤝 Community connection and relational healing
💊 Integrative psychiatry and medication support when needed
✨ Opportunities for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) as an adjunct to care

Each cohort becomes its own small community — a circle where people can reconnect with themselves, others, and the deeper rhythms of healing.

We are honored to walk alongside this new group as their journey unfolds. 🌱

If you or someone you love may benefit from this level of care, feel free to reach out to learn more.

02/14/2026

Our friends at The Pearl Psychedelic Institute are hosting a movie night featuring the film Music for Mushrooms by East Forest at Asheville Pizza and Brewing this Tuesday. Doors at 6pm.

Join us Tuesday February 17th for an intriguing movie night at Asheville Brewing Company! We are excited to have the opportunity to screen the documentary “Music For Mushrooms”.

“Music for Mushrooms is an 82-minute narrative feature film, an ode to the transformative potential of art and introspection in a world aching for healing and connection.”

When: Tuesday February 17th - Check in starts at 6:00PM, movie starts at 6:30PM followed by a panel Q&A on music and p$ych3del!c experiences
Where: Asheville Brewing Company, 675 Merrimon Avenue

We have a suggested donation of $10 that will go toward sliding scale therapeutic services provided by The Pearl Institute.

We hope to see you there!

12/21/2025

✨Turning toward the light together ✨
Grateful for this brilliant, tender, weirdly wonderful circle of humans.
Wishing you rest, warmth, and just enough magic this solstice/holiday season. 🌲🕯️

10/02/2025

Our team is continuing to evolve and grow! We loved supporting at their annual Gathering of the Pearl a couple of weeks ago to help raise funds to support access to psychedelic treatment.

From left to right:
Teva Hite, LCMHCS, Clinical Director
Su Wasseluk, PMHNP, FNP
Kim Skelton, LCMHCS, LCAS, Executive Director
Cheryl Taylor, PA-C

09/27/2025

Come visit Widening Circles at Asheville Pride!

07/25/2025

🌿✨ Celebrating our very first Heartwood cohort! ✨🌿

Twelve weeks of courage, creativity, and community have taken root—and yesterday we marked the journey’s close by building living terrariums. Each tiny ecosystem now carries the spirit of our time together and reminds us that growth continues long after the glass lid is placed.

To every participant: thank you for trusting us with your stories, for showing up with open hearts, and for weaving rings of Heartwood that will support future cohorts.

07/17/2025

We have two slots left for this new training that happens two weeks from tomorrow! NBCC CEs offered.

06/23/2025

Our Heartwood Integrative Mental Health IOP is in it's 8th week!

We are now enrolling for our second cohort that begins on Monday, August 4. Each cohort lasts for 10 weeks and is made of up no more than 12 clients.

Heartwood is an integrative mental health IOP blending psychiatry, individual and group therapy, neurofeedback, somatic skills, expressive arts, ecotherapy and nature connection, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (as clinically indicated), all within a trauma-informed, holistic care model. While we are a mental health IOP, we are open to clients struggling with co-occurring SUD, as many of us are dual-licensed. Therapeutic ketamine treatment is not a requirement to be a part of the IOP.

We have programming Monday-Friday from 9am - noon at this time. If demand increases, we plan to offer an afternoon cohort as well.

We’re committed to making innovative, integrative mental health care accessible to more individuals in our community. If you or someone you know may benefit from comprehensive, insurance-based mental health IOP support, we'd love to connect.

We are in-network with BCBS, United/Optum, Aetna, VACCN, and have applied for others like Cigna/Evernorth and Medicare.

Feel free to reach out directly or visit our website at www.wideningcirclesnc.com for more details! We are located at 25 Orange Street.

Combining traditional therapeutic practices with integrative and innovative modalities, creating a supportive environment for sustainable healing.