OUR STORY

Steven Katkin, PhD, started his private practice as a sole practitioner in the 1970s and moved to our current location in 1980. He specialized in treating anxiety disorders and worked with people individually and in group settings. Later, he expanded his practice to add more clinicians to address the growing need for mental health services in the Eastern Suburbs of Cincinnati.

When Steven’s son David Katkin was in high school and into college, he worked at the practice answering phones, making copies, and getting coffee for the staff.

In 1995, David Katkin, LPCC, joined our practice as the newest and youngest clinical staff member. He was selected to diagnose and treat ADHD. Being relatively new to the field and the diagnosis, he faced a steep learning curve. David attended every seminar available and eagerly raised his hand to ask experts about the best methods for testing ADHD. To this day, he has not received a consistent answer. After two decades of ADHD diagnosis, he has developed an effective method for capturing symptoms in both objective and subjective formats. Over the years of treating other mental health issues such as anxiety and oppositional defiant disorder, David has learned how these conditions can sometimes act as causal or subsequent factors.

Individuals with ADHD endlessly captivate him. Their stories, work ethic, and determination to improve despite their attention challenges are inspiring.

David is naturally curious about how people go about their lives, and manage their lives in both career and personal aspects, which helps make him a good interviewer. He looks at the process of the ADHD evaluation as an excellent chance to help understand what makes each person tick, and where their weaknesses and strengths are. He sees this evaluation as full scale in that just about every aspect of your life will be discussed. This helps him provide individual recommendations. David and all clinicians at this office want to be value added, not just box checkers.

This practice continues to thrive, and through the magic of technology, we can see clientele everywhere and all the time. Our staff is eager to accommodate our clientele in every way we possibly and ethically can. We strive to continue the tradition Steven Katkin set more than decades ago.