Along with his clinical work, Dr. Hall is the Founder and Creative Lead of PsychMaven, a group that provides courses, consulting, and other resources for behavioral health professionals seeking career/business development as well as clinical continuing education training. Beginning in 2021, Dr. Hall has been the founding Dean of Negev Institute, which works to empower Churches and Christian communities through trainings and other resources to address felt needs around social and behavioral health topics. He also has had the privilege of serving as an adjunct professor with Richmont Graduate University and as a former 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 and his wife, Brandy, relocated to Knoxville and 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 the mountains, podcasts, old movies, good reads, conversations about anything and sometimes just being lazy with his wife, family, and friends. David is also a novelist and songwriter who loves to see how art and story show the hand and mind of the Creator and interwoven narratives of peoples' lives.