Aster Springs Outpatient – Cincinnati

Regional Executive Director

Paul Bittner, M.Ed LPCC-S, MBA

As the Regional Executive Director, Paul provides clinical and operational leadership, while ensuring the highest quality care and treatment to individuals with eating disorders and other co-occurring conditions.

Paul attended the University of Dayton where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Education for Community Counseling. He also attended Miami University where he earned a Master of Business Administration. Paul is an independently licensed professional counselor and supervisor, with over 15 years of counseling and behavioral health experience. For the last eight years, he has exclusively worked in the specialty area of eating disorder treatment.

His clinical interests include eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, clinical supervision, and marriage, couple, and family counseling. Paul is passionate about expanding access, caring for, and supporting clients, family members, caregivers, outpatient providers, and others in the recovery from eating disorders and a return to valued activities, relationships, and wellness.

Clinical Program Therapist

Rachel McKay, LISW-S

As a Program Therapist, Rachel provides individual, group and family therapy to our clients and their loved ones. Rachel is passionate about calling out diet culture, seeing the joy in living and food, providing psychoeducation on eating disorders, meeting individuals where they’re at, and embarking on the journey of recovery with clients and their families.

Providing eating disorder treatment and helping individuals see a possibility of a life free from those chains is something that Rachel feels so honored to do. Rachel felt called to be an eating disorder therapist after seeing first-hand how detrimental an eating disorder can be and the wreckage that it leaves behind. Rachel believes that vulnerability is the key to connection, that owning our struggle and doing the next hard thing is so brave, that low motivation is likely fear in disguise, and that authenticity is way cooler than perfectionism. Rachel believes in recovery and the amazingly messy things that come with it.

Rachel attended the University of Cincinnati, where she completed her Bachelor of Social Work in 2019 and Master of Clinical Social Work in 2020. Rachel has experience in a variety of treatment settings including inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, and residential care. Prior to joining Selah House’s team, Rachel primarily worked with teenagers in a psychiatric hospital setting treating substance use, eating disorders and other mental health disorders. Rachel’s clinical interests include client centered care, creative therapies, faith connections, eating disorders, body image, family and relationship conflict, adolescent care and mood and anxiety disorders.

In Rachel’s personal life, she enjoys spending time with her husband and pup. Family is something she values, and she feels lucky to live so close to her parents and sisters. Finding a new coffee shop or local vendor to try with a friend brings Rachel joy. She loves to explore creative outlets like pottery, cooking, home decor or painting. Rachel hopes to meet you soon!

Executive Director

Natalie Fausey, RD, LD

Natalie provides clinical and operational leadership to all staff located at Aster Springs Outpatient Cincinnati. Natalie attended The Ohio State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition. She has been a registered and licensed dietitian since 2018. Natalie served as the clinical dietitian at Aster Springs Outpatient Cincinnati for 3 years before moving into the Executive Director role.

Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Sumila, PMHNP

Sarah is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). She earned her undergraduate degree from Ball State University and her master’s degree from Northern Kentucky University. With a background in critical care and pediatrics, Sarah understands how far compassion can go when treating the unique mental health needs of each individual. Eating Disorders often include other co-occurring conditions and Sarah is excited to be part of a team that provides a holistic and multi-disciplined approach to treatment and wellness

Working with individuals suffering from the grips of an eating disorder has been a goal of Sarah’s. Her passion comes from seeing the negative effects these mental disorders can have on an individual, their perception of themself, the family system, and even friends of the individual. Her hope is that she can make a positive impact on each client that comes to Selah House, reminding them of and helping them find their self-worth. Sarah believes her passion for all things living (people, animals, plants) helps her provide compassionate care to all clients no matter their gender, race, age, background, or religious beliefs.

Clinical Dietitian

Lexi Benson, RD

Lexi is a graduate from the University of Kentucky where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics. She then completed her Dietetic Internship at the University of Indianapolis. Through her own recovery with disordered eating and body image struggles, Lexi became passionate about helping others walk into freedom. Lexi transitioned to Aster Springs from Selah House, where she primarily worked with adolescents in the inpatient and residential settings. It’s important to Lexi to not only serve and educate her clients, but also to help them reclaim the joy that their eating disorders stole from them,

Clinical Program Therapist

Morgan Hamilton, MFT

As a Program Therapist, Morgan is responsible for providing clients with individual, group, and family therapy sessions. Morgan is passionate about helping clients step into their power in life, identify new choices, find their voice, improve relational skills, and access their innate self-worth.
Morgan earned her B.A. from Roanoke College in Psychology with a concentration in Human Development. She then went on to obtain her M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from The Ohio State University. Morgan understands the complexity of the eating disorder’s impact goes beyond the individual and permeates into many other facets of life. She is excited to walk with clients and their loved ones on the path towards recovery with an encouraging and compassionate disposition.