WHO WE ARE
Meet our current team of therapists.
Our diverse team of highly trained clinicians are dedicated to providing quality treatment in a safe environment, as we care for the unique needs of each person or couple.
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THOMAS S. THOMPSON
Ph.D.
Dr. Thompson serves as the clinical director for the practice. He has been licensed as a psychologist in Ohio since 1989 and is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Ohio Psychological Association. Dr. Thompson completed his doctoral studies at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on marital and family issues within the field of counseling psychology. He served as an intern at the University of Notre Dame, before working in a community mental health center in northern Indiana prior to his return to the Cincinnati area.
Dr. Thompson has experience and post-graduate training in the treatment of depression, anxiety, childhood abuse, addictions, and marriage and family therapy. He has held a variety of professional positions in his life, including youth pastor, guidance counselor, director of a detention facility and community mental health clinician. He has spoken on a variety of topics for churches and civic organizations in the Cincinnati community, giving lectures on such topics as grief, addictions, parenting, as well as a variety of marital and premarital issues.
EDUCATION
University of Missouri
Xavier University
MATTHEW FENNELL
Psy.D., M.Ed.
Dr. Fennell is a full time clinician at Thompson, Fennell and Associates. He completed his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Regent University, and completed his predoctoral internship at Summit Psychological Services in Akron, Ohio. He also holds a Masters in Education from Samford University, where he focused on adolescent development and experiential education.
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Dr. Fennell has experience in the treatment of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, marriage and family therapy, life transitions, adolescent life transitions, sexuality, sexual deviance, trauma, adjustment issues, grief and personality difficulties. Dr. Fennell conceptualizes clients from an attachment-based framework, valuing its emphasis on people as complex relational beings who are best understood within their own life story. Based on individual needs and preferences, he is able to tailor treatment to incorporate a variety of evidence-based interventions.
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Dr. Fennell also provides psychological assessment for a wide range of concerns including ADHD, PTSD, personality disorders, general assessment, medical psychological evaluations (Bariatric, spinal cord stimulator, organ donor, organ recipient, morphine pump, etc.), pre-employment evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, and other forensic assessments.
EDUCATION
Samford University
Regent University
HOLLY HOVATER RISCH
ATR-BC, L.S.W.
Holly is a full time clinician at Thompson, Fennell and Associates. She is a master’s level board-certified Art Therapist as well as a Licensed Social Worker with degrees from Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati. She received her post-graduate training at Butler County Mental Health. Since then, she has worked in a variety of clinical settings including in-patient hospitalization. She has been in private practice over twenty years, serving hundreds of families as they navigate difficult phases of life.
Holly has experience in the treatment of anxiety and depression, life transitions, adjustment issues, grief and loss, relational issues, divorce recovery, identity, self-image and self-worth. While she is experienced and skilled in traditional “talk therapy,” she is also equipped to integrate art therapy as a tool or as a focus of treatment, tailoring art-making to enhance or support the overall goals of treatment depending on the client’s needs and preferences. Holly offers services to a broad range of ages and needs; partnering with individuals, parents, and families seeking emotional well-being and healthy relationships.
EDUCATION
Wright State University
University of Cincinnati
DARLA SCHMIDT
Darla Schmidt, M.A., LPCC
Darla recently moved back to her hometown of Cincinnati after several years of living in Colorado where she has been a Licensed Counselor since 2009. She is now a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Ohio. Darla received her Master of Arts in Counseling from Denver Seminary and began her career serving in a residential treatment center where she worked with male children and their families. More recently, she has experience working in a private practice setting where she helps teens, adults, and couples.
Darla knows that it takes a lot of courage to begin counseling and considers it a privilege to walk alongside people as they work to process their struggles and patterns. She aims to put her clients at ease and to provide a safe space to process their story. Her goal is to support clients as they work to make healthy changes in their lives and relationships.
Darla has experience working with anxiety and depression, self-worth, grief and loss, unhealthy relational and communication patterns, and parenting struggles. She recently received a certification as a Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional and is working towards more training in the area of addiction.
Darla is married with two children and as a family they enjoy traveling, the outdoors, and the arts.
Education
Denver Seminary
M.A., LPCC
