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Our Team

Compassionate Professionals Dedicated to Your Recovery Journey

At Nashville Wellness, our team is committed to providing compassionate, individualized care for every person who walks through our doors. From medical professionals and clinical staff to case managers and support specialists, each member of our team plays an important role in helping clients feel safe, supported, and understood throughout the recovery process. With experience in addiction treatment and a patient-centered approach, we work together to guide individuals toward lasting healing and a healthier future.

Forbes Smallwood

Case Manager

Forbes Smallwood is a Case Manager at Nashville Wellness who supports clients and families throughout the recovery process. With a compassionate, client-focused approach and personal insight into the impact of addiction, he is dedicated to helping individuals build stability, hope, and lasting change.

Brent Alcaraz

Lead Therapist

Brent Alcaraz is the Lead Therapist at Nashville Wellness Recovery and Detox, bringing together clinical expertise and personal recovery experience. With a background in counseling, family systems, and addiction treatment, he is dedicated to helping individuals and families build lasting change through compassionate, recovery-focused care.

Lauren Grude

MSN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

Lauren Grude, MSN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, is a dual board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience in mental health and substance use treatment. She specializes in medical detox and co-occurring psychiatric care, combining evidence-based expertise with a compassionate, supportive approach to early recovery.

Dr. Alejandro D. Kudisch

Medical Director

Dr. Alejandro D. Kudisch is a Board Certified psychiatrist with more than 25 years of experience serving South Texas. Recognized for his leadership in psychiatry and addiction medicine, he also serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and an expert consultant on psychiatric standards of care.

Chandra Rodriguez

CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Chandra Rodriguez, LMFT, is the Clinical Director at Nashville Wellness with more than 15 years of experience in mental health and substance use treatment. Using an integrative, evidence-based approach, she is dedicated to creating a compassionate environment that supports healing, resilience, and lasting recovery.

Connor Quinn

CEO

Connor Quinn is a Nashville native and recovery professional with more than a decade of experience in addiction treatment. Drawing from both personal sobriety and leadership experience, he founded Nashville Wellness Recovery and Detox to provide compassionate, recovery-focused care for individuals and families in his community.

Derek Utermarck

Lead Behavioral Health Tech

Derek Utermarck is a Middle Tennessee native and recovery professional who has worked in addiction treatment since getting sober in 2019. With experience in admissions and clinical support, he brings both professional knowledge and personal recovery insight to helping others on their path to sobriety.