Buddy Clay
Founder & CEO
Meet the Team
The people behind your recovery
Licensed clinicians, medical providers, and support staff — many in recovery themselves — who treat every client at our Knoxville center like family.
Founder & CEO
Buddy Clay
Everyone who walks through our doors deserves to be met with dignity, expertise, and hope. We built New Hope to be the place we'd want for our own families — real clinical care, delivered by people who genuinely believe recovery is possible.
Buddy founded New Hope after his own journey through recovery showed him what East Tennessee was missing: treatment that pairs clinical rigor with genuine human connection.
Meet Our Staff
Our team consists of psychiatrists, doctors, therapists, addiction counselors, and direct care staff. Photos match the current live site.
Beatrice Skrip
Director Of Therapeutic Services
Jen Ramsden
Chief Marketing Officer
Corey Clay
Operations Director
Abby Thommes
Admissions Director
Andrea Houston-Givens
Program Director
Brenda Kalchthaler
Operations Manager
Nina Bennett
Case Manager
Courtney Kilgour
Lead Therapist
Kalie Caddell
Lead Therapist
Barry Ausmus
Clinical Therapist
David Carrol
Clinical Therapist
Cassidy Clark
Clinical Therapist
Christie Hall
Clinical Therapist
Abigail Price
Lead Intake Specialist
Sean Hickman
Admissions
Christina Chavarria
Admissions
Rachel Hicks
Admissions/Intake Coordinator
Kahla Carrick
Office Administrator
Cheyenne Clay
Patient Care Coordinator
Eugene Brown
Operations Assistant
Carol Morse
Group Facilitator
Andy Dockman
Group Facilitator
Angela Demeron
Group Facilitator
Jerome Settle
Lead Behavioral Tech
David Russell
Behavioral Tech
Lily Knowlton
Behavioral Tech
Monica Rivera
Behavioral Tech
Lynn Bledsoe
Handyman
Want to talk with our team?
Our team of psychiatrists, doctors, therapists, counselors and direct care staff answers around the clock. No pressure, no judgment — just honest answers about treatment options.