North Texas Family Health & Wellness
Why Families Trust Our Practice
Choosing North Texas Family Health & Wellness means choosing a medical home that values your voice. We combine clinical excellence with patient-centered benefits that simplify your healthcare journey.
Caring & Dedicated Staff
Our board-certified team treats every patient with compassion and respect, focusing on your family’s long-term mental, physical, and spiritual health.
Convenient Location & Flexible Hours
Located in Van Alstyne with easy access to highway 75. Our scheduled clinic hours are designed to accommodate your family’s busy lifestyle.
Continuity of Care for All Ages
Lifelong partnerships in health, from pediatrics through senior care, ensuring your medical history stays within a trusted circle.
Focus on Prevention & Education
We empower you with evidence-based guidance to prevent illness and support your journey toward holistic well-being.
The Values That Guide Our Practice
Mission Statement
North Texas Family Health & Wellness is committed to improving and maintaining the overall health and wellness of North Texas by providing comprehensive quality of care to our patients and the communities we serve, in a cost-effective, professional, and compassionate manner.
Vision Statement
To become the premier regional health care provider for the communities of North Texas, providing complete family healthcare treatment and delivery which promotes health and wellness of the mind, body, and spirit for all.
Accountability
Being professionally responsible for all actions we take.
Integrity
Conducting all business truthfully and in the best interest of our patients and community.
Team Oriented
Placing the mission and team purpose above self.
Patient Centered
Always striving to provide quality health and wellness to those we serve.
Respect
Working together with mutual respect and cooperation.
Ownership
Taking responsibility for both individual and team actions.
Education
Providing knowledge, tools, and encouragement to all, allowing them to make positive, informed decisions resulting in healthy lifestyles and positive wellness outcomes.
Collaboration
All constituents being committed to working together with respect and cooperation
Empathy
Understanding, respecting, celebrating, and welcoming all people; regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, income, gender, age, heritage, or lifestyle.
Culturally Adept
Understanding and acting in the appropriate manor based on the culture being served.
Access
Providing quality, comprehensive care and treatment that is accessible and affordable to all.
Meet our dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to providing compassionate, comprehensive care for every member of your family.
Richard Templeman, FNP-BC
Family Medicine Specialist
Richard "Rick", a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, with over 20 years of healthcare experience in acute and family medicine. He specializes in holistic health management, opioid addiction, and hormone replacement. Well versed on the functioning of the human body, illness pathways, and mental health processes.
Amber Starling
Medical Assistant, Reception, Public relations, advertising
Patient dedicated medial assistant
Ashley Templeman, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
Ashley, a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, with over 20 years of healthcare experience in chronic and family medicine. She specializes in holistic health management, cardiovascular disease process and treatment.
Melisa Burton
Billing Manager, Credentialing Specialist, Life Coach, Notary,
Melisa is a person of many talents and specialties.
Office Manager, Recption,Prior Authorization specialist
Patti Luce
With a compassionate heart,
Zeus
Certified Medical Service Dog
Zeus is a certified Medical Service Dog who's specialties include PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety. He assists in assessment and evaluation of all patients, and truly appreciates interaction with our pediatric patients.
Our Story
North Texas Family Health & Wellness was founded to provide accessible, whole-person family medicine to the community we call home. Our approach focuses on the harmony of mind, body, and spirit, ensuring that every individual receives compassionate care tailored to their unique needs.
2019 we opened our clinic to serve the Van Alstyne community but now serve patients in Grayson, Collin, Fannin, Hunt, in addition to some remote counties in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. As we have grown alongside our North Texas neighbors, we have remained dedicated to building deep, long-term relationships with the families we serve. We are honored to be a part of your wellness journey, evolving our practice to provide a steady hand in your family’s healthcare for generations.