Board of Directors

Paige Ballengee

Founder & President

Paige Ballengee is a psychotherapist, owner of local Cincinnati practice, Holistic Therapy and Healing (est. 2016), yoga teacher, and mother. Holos House is her life dream and heart-project with the mission of creating a healing epicenter and community in Cincinnati. Her passions are leading retreats, groups and workshops, working with individual clients, as well as family and motherhood.

Words to Live by:

“There’s one great truth on this planet. Whoever you are or whatever it is that you do, it’s because that desire originated in the Soul of the Universe. It’s your mission on Earth.” -Paulo Coelho

Kristen Kelly

Vice President & Treasurer

Kristen Kelly is a journalist, philanthropist, yoga teacher, and mother of three. After relocating from New York City to Cincinnati in 2019, she launched Mom School, a top-rated parenting podcast that has since been featured in People, Parents, The New York Post, and Scary Mommy. Deeply passionate about maternal mental health and giving back to the community, Kristen now co-leads women’s empowerment retreats while actively expanding the positive impact of Holos House.

Words to Live by:

“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level”. -Eckhart Tolle

Ashlie Cox

Director & Secretary

Ashlie is a Licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor. After graduating from Xavier University in 2017, her mental health extended outside of the traditional talk therapy setting. From group work, retreats, workshops, and being a member of the Hypnotherapy Medical and Research Advisory Board, Ashlie has witnessed firsthand the impact collective experiences can have on one’s healing journey.

Words to Live by:

Hard to let go, ready to be free – I’m greeted by a little me 

Concerned yet curious, she asks, “who might you be”

I kneel down, level with her brown eyes, and say “I am you and you are me” 

-Excerpt from An Inspired Journey , poem by Ashlie M. Cox