Our Five-Year Plan

2024

So far we have:

*Incorporated as a nonprofit in TN,

*Formed a board (with >6 meetings/year),

*Written Bylaws & Conflict of Interest Policy,

*Applied to the IRS for 501(c)3 status,

*Registered for TN Charitable Solicitation,

*Created this “placeholder” website,

*Opened a bank account,

*Designed the CATHARSIS logo,

*Sent in quarterly financial reports, and

*Launched weekly Substack articles each Thursday morning

2027-28

Phase III: Form the team

*While building and remodeling continues, begin forming job descriptions

*Ideal team includes psychotherapists, psychiatrist, bodyworker(s), clergy person, café operator & staff, business manager, feng shui/cleaning lead, tech/innovation lead (including cybersecurity), development officer/grant writer (PT?), gardener (PT?)

*Determine how to select clients

*Design safety protocols

*Work out logistics for payroll & benefits

*And recruit top-quality professionals (mostly HSPs themselves) who resonate with the CATHARSIS mission & values!

2025-27?

Phase I: Fund the endowment

*Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status approved!

*Compiled mailing list and began sending quarterly newsletters

*Organized our board into Angel Investor Questers and Events + Promotions teams

*Solicitation training with Tompkins Eckert

*David & Laura gave four benefit concerts

*Held an art auction at the CCJ

*Now need to secure significant donations

*Half of every dollar given automatically goes into the sustainability fund.

*Levels of Giving: Visionaries ($$$$$$$), Architects ($$$$$$), Builders ($$$$$), Patrons ($$$$), Sustainers ($$$), and Friends ($$)

2028

Grand Opening!

TBD . . .

2026-27?

Phase II: Find the location

*Ideally, a former church with green space and ample parking, near a bus line

*When we reach $8 Million ($4 Million in endowment + $4 Million operational), Purchase property

*Work out any zoning issues

*Hire architect to design renovations

*Hire contractor to begin building and/or remodeling

*Determine updated budget and timeline

*Meanwhile, continue fundraising to build the endowment to a self-sustaining level (Goal: $22 Million)

2028/29

First Year of Operation

TBD . . .

“Learning that I’m a Highly Sensitive Person has helped me understand why I have felt so different from most people for my entire life and how it has impacted my relationships through the years.”
-Jan B.
Being an HSP feels like walking around with an open wound all the time. I am learning to see it as a gift and a superpower instead of a detriment.
-Emily
I think the most important thing for fellow HSPs who are seeking therapy is to have trust that you are not alone; you are not just “a weirdo” and there are people who are more than willing to talk, listen, explain, and help in any way they can.
– Andy Nelson
Had it been anyone else, I would have considered the undertaking of such a nonprofit a pipe dream. In your case, it seems a sure bet. I’m a believer. Your outstanding concert lent total credence to your commitment and the level of brilliance to see this through.
– John Pell, composer and founder of Chet Atkins’ Nashville Guitar Quartet
You have been so thorough and wise in the way you have structured the organization.  It will provide encouragement and healing to so many who have been fractured by the environment in which we live.
-Dr. William F. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Baylor University
CATHARSIS is a vision of a place for healing, a place for fellow Nashvillians to come and seek treatment in a setting that is non-intimidating, where you can come and see a therapist, you might get a cup of coffee, you might have a massage.
-Linda Kosack, Board Chair
We need a place like CATHARSIS in Nashville because there are a lot of creatives in Nashville who need a place to get therapy, a place to be seen and a place to be heard.
-Dr. Robbie Pinter, Board Time-Keeper
CATHARSIS is body services, it’s med management, it’s psychotherapy, it’s community and belonging. It’s beautiful. What excites me most is people coming and my getting to see them feel safe.
-Dr. David Thornton, Board Secretary
The downside of being an HSP is we can struggle more, can become overstimulated more easily. We’re more susceptible to mental distress, to anxiety and depression. But these are also the folks who tend to be deeply creative and spiritual and empathic.
-Dr. Laura Kreiselmaier, Founder and CEO of CATHARSIS