CBA Providers

 
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Kevin Ferguson, M.D.

Dr Ferguson brings over 25 years of experience and has been practicing Psychiatry in Chattanooga Tennessee since 1990. His training was completed at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas where he attended Medical School, completed his Residency in Psychiatry and also a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. His primary focus is his outpatient practice, although he continues his inpatient work at the Child and Adolescent Campus of Parkridge Valley Hospital. He has also began offering Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a way to augment treatment for depression Dr Ferguson’s philosophy of care is to work with patients by discussing the best medications and treatment options available to them. He believes in listening closely and working with the patient to achieve the biggest gains possible. By educating patients how medications and other treatments work this allows him to work with the patient collaboratively to choose the best choices of treatment currently available based on patient symptoms, past medication trials, health issues and costs. By having the patient understanding and participating in the process he feels this helps with overall improvements and better outcomes.


Richard Mauroner, M.D.

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Dr. Mauroner practices general adult psychiatry. He attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for undergraduate studies and then medical school at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Louisiana. He completed his psychiatric residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas in 1987.  He is board certified in Psychiatry. Before moving to Chattanooga in 2005, he practiced in Fort Smith, Arkansas for eighteen years. After thirty-one years of combined inpatient and outpatient practice, he elected to focus exclusively on his outpatient practice. He treats a full range of adult issues utilizing a holistic approach. Services he offers include comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.


Dr. Gary Leigh, Ph.D.

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G. Gary Leigh, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over forty years in private practice treating both mental health and substance abuse disorders with adult individuals and couples. He also conducts psychological evaluations for patients preparing for Bariatric (weight loss) surgery and for patients needing to be assessed for ADD/ADHD. He is currently accepting new patients and accepts most insurance plans.


Tina Fox

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Tina completed her Master’s degree in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner at Southern Adventist University in 2008. Since that time, she has worked in multiple areas of Primary Care along with some Primary Psychiatric Care. She earned her board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in January of 2019 with the help of Dr Ferguson and several other Doctors and Nurse Practitioners. With a background in both Family Practice and Psychiatric Mental Health Tina recognizes the importance of treating the whole person: mind, body and spirit. Her goal is to treat the people she sees the same as she would treat her own family members, with respect and the best care to help them meet their goals in life and become their best self. Tina’s hobbies include doting on her husband Ed (also a nurse practitioner), grown boys, their wives and her grandson. She loves spending time with her horses Max and Blue and her dog, Finnegan. She hopes to travel more in the future.


Trena R. Lawson

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Trena R. Lawson is a board certified Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner of Chattanooga, Tennessee. She  received her B.S from Lee College (presently Lee University), her A.A.S in nursing from Cleveland State Community College, and her M.S in nursing from Vanderbilt University. She has worked 13 years in community mental health centers and prior to that was assistant professor at Cleveland State Community College as well as psychiatric nurse at Parkridge Valley Hospital. She has been in private practice since 2019 and is able to treat multiple mental health disorders, i.e. Bipolar Disorder, Depression Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. She has done research on the heart at East Tennessee State University and is published in the Tennessee Academy of Science journal. She was raised in Cleveland, TN, and now lives with her husband, daughter, mother, and dog in Hamilton County.


Julie Thomsen

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Julie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in the State of Tennessee.  She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1996, and has over 24 years of experience in the field of Social Work. She has worked with clients in their homes as well as inpatient and outpatient settings.

Julie’s practice specializes in treating individuals and families.  Her specialties include crisis, stress and anxiety, depression, anger management, grief and trauma, and family therapy.

Julie utilizes many different modalities of treatment in a safe and caring environment.  She provides person-centered, solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral therapy.  Through therapy you can learn to address issues you face and develop effective coping strategies to support your daily life and relationships. 


Taylor skinner

Taylor Skinner graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Master’s degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and brings over 6 years of psychiatric experience to her practice. She has an MSN in Leadership and Management as well as a Bachelor’s of Anthropology from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She believes applying cultural sensitivity and diversity training to her practice, as well as being supportive and open to treating members of all communities. Furthermore, as a nurse practitioner, she believes treating the whole person is best practice in order to help heal and for an individual to have the best quality of life. Taylor is a Chattanooga native. She still lives in the surrounding area, working and giving back to the community, with her husband and two cats.


Morgan Turner

Morgan Turner is a board certified Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville.  She has been in private practice as a Nurse Practitioner for 10 years and prior to that, worked in a variety of critical care settings as an RN.  She encourages a supportive, collaborative relationship with her clients using evidence-based treatment approaches. Morgan believes in not only medication, but behavioral modifications and nutraceuticals to help achieve client-directed treatment goals. She is able to treat a variety of mental health disorders including Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety/Panic Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. She sees clients 18 and older.  She grew up in Brentwood, TN and now resides in the Chattanooga area with her husband, 3 children, dog, and cat. 


Teresa rivers

Teresa Rivers is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She received her Master’s degree in Family Nurse Practitioner and her post-Master’s certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Southern Adventist University. She worked as a labor and delivery nurse for 14 years before obtaining her Master’s. After this, she worked at an acute psychiatric facility as a nurse practitioner for 2 years. Her experience also includes working within a residential treatment facility for both eating disorders and substance abuse disorders. She believes in creating an individualized and collaborative plan of care utilizing evidence-based practice. Her goal is for her clients to feel heard and respected while helping them improve their quality of life. She treats a variety of mental health conditions including depression, bipolar and other mood disorders, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, postpartum depression and anxiety, and birth trauma. She moved from Florida in 2016 and now resides in the Chattanooga area. She enjoys spending time with her husband, kids, and grandkids.


 
The CBA Team

The CBA Team