Clinically, Dr. Hall holds dual licenses in Tennessee as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) and as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider-Approved Supervisor (LPC-MHSP-AS). He is actively designated as an Approved Supervisor (AS) under the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT Approved Supervisor), as a certified sex therapist (CST) under the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists, as a national certified counselor (NCC) under the National Board for Certified Counselors, and he has earned a certificate in substance abuse disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has also done therapeutic training under the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH).

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Along with his therapy roles, Dr. Hall works at the Education Director of PsychMaven, a mental health teaching collaborative that offers approved continuing education (CE) and business/career development resources for behavioral health professionals.

 

Beginning in 2021, Dr. Hall has served as the founding Dean of the Negev Institute, a non-profit organization that works to empower Churches and Christian communities through trainings and other resources to address felt needs around social and behavioral health topics. Under the Negev Institute, he currently cohosts the Church Psychology podcast. He also has had the past privilege of serving as an adjunct professor with Richmont Graduate University and as a President of the Tennessee Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TNAMFT), the Tennessee state division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

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Growing up in the Rocky Hill and Bearden neighborhoods of West Knoxville, David graduated high school from the Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK). David received his B.A. in History from Middle Tennessee State University, his M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Richmont Graduate University, and his Doctorate in Psychology (PsyD) from California Southern University. After beginning his clinical career in Atlanta, David moved back home to Knoxville where he and his wife, Brandy, both joined the therapy staff of Ebenezer Counseling Services in 2008. At the end of 2015, David launched Haven in the hopes of offering more services to the Knoxville community.

 

On a personal note, David enjoys travel, a variety of food, the mountains, podcasts, old movies, good reads, conversations about most anything, and sometimes just being lazy with his wife, family, and friends. David is also a writer who loves to see how art and story show the hand and mind of the Creator and interwoven narratives of peoples' lives. David has been married to fellow-therapist and Haven's co-owner, Brandy, since 2008.

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