Our Board – CATHARSIS Nashville

Meet Our Board

These community members are dedicated to bringing CATHARSIS into being!

Linda Kosack

Chair

Linda Kosack, MS/JD is a human resource professional with thirty years of experience in the field. Combined with her legal background, she worked primarily in communications and healthcare serving Gannett (The Tennessean) and Vanderbilt University and Medical Center as a Senior Human Resource Business Partner.

Hagan Stone

Vice Chair

Hagan Stone has been a licensed REALTOR in Tennessee since 1999. He is Managing Broker with
Compass RE in Nashville, TN in their Green Hills office. Hagan was president of Greater Nashville REALTORs in 2014 and president of Tennessee REALTORs in 2020. Hagan has two kids, Catherine and Dawson, who both aspire to careers in real estate.

Dr. David Thornton

Secretary

Dr David Thornton is a licensed clinical pastoral therapist (TN LCPT #65). An integrative psychotherapist and broad spiritual traveler, David listens for the quiet within the storm, the deepest heartbeat of the hurting soul, and coaxes the psyche into finding and trusting again its own ancient wisdom. The greatest part of his work deals with healing from spiritual abuse and childhood trauma.

Ruth Strohmeier Rock

Treasurer

Ruth Rock is a writer, accountant and volunteer, serving organizations in Nashville. Her experience in small business and nonprofit administration lends itself to service on the board, as does her interest in healthcare and the arts. A Massey MBA and career in cost and budget accounting and financial reporting provide experience and insight into the business side of CATHARSIS Nashville.

Dr. Robbie Pinter

Time-Keeper

Dr. Robbie Pinter recently retired after teaching English at Belmont University for forty years. She now enjoys what was once her “career within a career” as she offers Spiritual Direction, writes, facilitates retreats and Centering Prayer groups. She attempts to open further to Spirit, and wants to stand with others in the Presence.

James E. Hill

Intern

James Hill is a fifth generation Nashvillian and a rising senior at Belmont University majoring in Public Relations, for which he has received two awards. His hobbies include reading old books, spending time with animals, playing the violin, and volunteering. He hopes to work in nonprofit public relations after graduation.

Dr. Laura Kreiselmaier

Founder, CEO, & Lead Visionary

Technically not a Board member, Laura Kreiselmaier has had the vision for CATHARSIS simmering for over a decade. She is thrilled to be on this journey with such a tremendous team of brilliant, open-hearted, well-connected individuals, many of whom are in a monthly Wisdom Circle together.

At our First Board meeting on May 9, 2024!

“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