REMEDY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Facility Services
Job Titles:
- Intake Coordinator
- Member of the Administrative Team
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Brandy Miller is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama in 2003. She continued her education to complete her Master of Science in Nursing in 2016. Brandy has practiced in inpatient and outpatient settings, treating a wide variety of psychiatric illnesses.
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Christie Hale is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Master of Science in Nursing from Samford University in 2014. Christie has been practicing in the field of Psychiatry since 2014. She currently practices in the outpatient and inpatient settings. She has extensive experience in treating adults and geriatrics in Skilled Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Specialty Care Assisted Living Facilities.
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Crystal Cal is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2013 and continued her education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016. She has been practicing in the field of psychiatry since 2017 and currently practices in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Dorothy Lavender is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Jacksonville State University in 2001. She later completed her Master of Science in Nursing at Walden State University in 2015. She has been forwarded the opportunity to provide exceptional medical and behavioral health care to the adult and geriatric population. Over the past seven years, she has tremendously enjoyed providing care to this specified population in such settings as Skilled Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Specialty Care Assisted Living Facilities. She takes great pride and stride to ensure that her patients receive remarkable care.
Job Titles:
- Medical Director
- Psychiatrist
After exploring other avenues, including attending pharmacy school, Dr. Gay went on to medical school with the intent of becoming a psychiatrist. He graduated with Honors from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. From there he completed his specialty training in Psychiatry at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and then at The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Gay is Board Certified in General Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. His experience is quite varied serving in hospitals, outpatient clinics, a residential crisis unit, substance abuse clinics and academic medicine. Over 6 years ago Dr. Gay moved to southern Alabama and worked there for 3 years doing both inpatient and outpatient work before moving up to Northern Alabama where he calls "home." Prior to moving to Alabama Dr Gay had his own private practice for 10 years in a semi-rural area about 25 miles north of Baltimore, MD. Most recently, in Northern AL, he was medical director for behavioral health inpatient units in the Shoals. Over the past 6 years, Dr. Gay has been heavily involved in teaching medical students the fundamentals of clinical psychiatric medicine. More recently, Dr. Gay was voted preceptor of the year (academic year 2020-2021) for his teaching of medical students during their clinical rotations in psychiatry.
Dr. Gay is pleased to join Remedy Behavioral Health, in Florence Alabama where he will serve as Medical Director and provide much needed psychiatric outpatient services to those in the Shoals and beyond.
Timothy Carpenter DO is a psychiatrist, board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Mississippi in 1993. He completed his medical education at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in 1997 and his psychiatric residency at the University of California - Irvine Medical Center in 2001. After completing residency, he practiced in the Los Angeles, CA area until returning to the south in 2015. He has practiced in Alabama since that time in outpatient, inpatient, long-term care settings.
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse
Eboni Hart is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Alabama in 2015. She continued her education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing from Purdue University Global In 2018. Eboni has been practicing in the field of psychiatry since 2019 and has considerable experience in Skilled Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Specialty Care Assisted Living Facilities. She has extensive experience in treating children through geriatrics.
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse
Eric Landon is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. He received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2001. He continued his education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama in 2003. He completed his doctorate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2011. He completed the Post Master's Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing at the University of Cincinnati in 2022. Eric has extensive experience in treating adults and the geriatric population. He has been practicing in various skilled, long-term care, and assisted living facilities since 2004.
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse
Haley Hazen is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Alabama in 2017. She continued her education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of North Alabama in 2021. She obtained board certification in 2021 through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Haley has experience in practicing in inpatient & outpatient settings treating a variety of psychiatric illnesses.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Administrative Team
- Director of Intake Services
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Karen Metz is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received an Associate of Science in Nursing from Wallace State College in 1994. Karen worked as an RN for 17 years. She continued her education to complete her Master's Degree in Nursing Science from The University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2011. She has more than 10 years of experience as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, working with adults and geriatrics. Karen has 7 years of experience in treating adults and geriatrics in Skilled Nursing Facilities.
Job Titles:
- Director of Human Resources
- Member of the Administrative Team
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Kerri Wiley is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She has been in the healthcare field since 2005 when she entered the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at The Medical College of Georgia. Kerri received her BSN in 2007 and graduated with highest honors. She was immediately accepted into the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the Medical College of Georgia and graduated with her MSN in 2010. She obtained board certification in 2010 through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Kerri initially practiced in internal medicine/acute care/family practice/occupational medicine from 2010-2015. Since moving to Alabama in 2015, Kerri has practiced in gerontology, with a focus in acute and chronic geriatric psychiatry.
Job Titles:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Leah Chandler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She graduated from Birmingham Southern College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in Psychology. Leah received a master's degree in Social Work from Florida State University in 1999. She has worked in the hospital inpatient system for 11 years in case management, adult psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry. Leah has also worked with at-risk youth, therapeutic foster care, Hospice care, grief support for children and adults, and in private practice.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant
- Member of the Administrative Team
Job Titles:
- Licensed Professional Counselor
Micheala Nunnelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She graduated from the University of North Alabama in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and minor in Sociology. She continued her education at UNA and obtained a Master of Arts in Counseling Degree in 2020. Micheala interned and worked in outreach services such as geriatrics and has experience as an in-home therapist providing home visits to patients. She has experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings by providing therapy and case management services.
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse
Octavia Scott is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2015. She continued her education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing in Population Health with a concentration in nursing education from Jacksonville State University in 2021. In 2022, Octavia received a post Master of Science Certification in Family Nurse Practitioner from Auburn University. She has lengthy experience in critical care, case management, surgical services, dialysis, psychiatry, and trauma.
Job Titles:
- Outpatient Clinic Manager
Job Titles:
- Member of the Administrative Team
- Director of Credentialing
Job Titles:
- Owner
- Certified Registered Nurse
Ruthann Allison is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2013. She continued her education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016. She has been practicing in the field of psychiatry since 2016. She currently practices in the outpatient and inpatient settings. She has extensive experience in treating adults and geriatrics in Skilled Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Specialty Care Assisted Living Facilities.
Job Titles:
- Certified Registered Nurse
Tationna Williams is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Al in 2015. She continued her education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing from Jacksonville State University in 2016. She completed her Post Master's Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing at South Alabama University in Mobile, Al in 2022. Tationna has been practicing in the field of Psychiatry since 2022. She currently practices in outpatient and inpatient settings. She has extensive experience in treating adults and children in the outpatient setting.
Job Titles:
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Tina McWilliams is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 40 years of experience. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Alabama and continued her education by obtaining a Master of Social Work from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Tina has been a Supervisor, Program Director, Clinical Director, and Executive Director.
Tina has worked as a therapist with civilians, military members and their families, and Veterans and their families. She practices evidence based individual therapy.
Tina has experience working with adults with Depression, Anxiety, Relationship problems, Stress at work and at home, ADHD, Life Changes, Divorce, Trauma, PTSD, Grief, Substance Abuse, and Alcohol Abuse. Tina will be working at our outpatient clinic in downtown Florence, Alabama.
Job Titles:
- Outpatient Clinic Receptionist
Job Titles:
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Victoria Hargrove is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mississippi University for Women in 2015. She continued her education to complete a Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University in 2019. Victoria has worked in healthcare for over 10 years and has cared for patients in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting and psychiatric outpatient clinic. She has experience in managing both acute and chronic mental health disorders.