Meet Our Team
Daisy Brown
Lead Therapist
Daisy holds an Associates in Arts & Science, a Major in Business Management, a Bachelor of Arts, a Social Work degree, and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky, she is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Daisy is the founder of The Champion Therapy Center and has experience in marriage and family, premarital, trauma, abuse, abandonment, addictive, compulsive behaviors, self-image issues, and life skills training and many other areas. Daisy has a deep passion and unique skills to work closely with people and help them reach their fullest potential through developing goals, creating healthy boundaries, and empowering them for change. Her approach to counseling is straight forward but warm and loving. She provides a perspective into situations that allow for growth and healing. Daisy believes she was born to be a therapist and loves helping people learn and grow.
Porscha Thomas
Therapist
Porscha sees all ages from 5 - 99. She teaches them to advocate for themselves, learns how to healthily express their discomfort, and find language for their big emotions. The highlight of working with this population for Porscha is seeing how vast children’s vocabulary is. Porscha’s desire is for everyone to treat therapy as a seatbelt, not something only used in an emergency, but a tool designed to protect you.
Wendi Ashford
Weekend Therapist
Wendi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor, and Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorder Professional. She has over 30 years of experience working with adults with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. She is currently the Manager of the Therapist Services and Program development for the Addiction Recovery and Mental Health Units at Carle BroMenn Medical Center.
Kelly Ruff
Evening & Weekend Therapist
Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Counseling Supervisor from Louisville Kentucky. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies (with an emphasis in Social Inequalities and a minor in African American Studies) and a Master of Education from Lindsey Wilson College in Counseling and Human Development.
Kelly has experience empowering youth and adults in various populations and service environments including outpatient, acute inpatient, and residential treatment, and is currently serving as the Director of Student Safety and Wellness at Kentucky State University. Kelly is active in her church and community serving on several Boards and community-based initiatives, she is the former President of the NAMI Kentucky Board of Directors.
As a Counselor, an advocate, a teacher, a trainer, and a lifelong student, Kelly’s motto “A heart for people, a passion for restoration, and a spirit to serve." illustrates her ever-growing desire to support, revive, and rebuild those underserved and marginalized within her community.












