Sandi Thompson, LPC
Clinical Operations Director

Sandi received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Presbyterian College and a Master in Rehabilitation from the University of Florida. For over 30 years she has worked in the field of addiction and mental health treatment. She was a member of a task force that created the first credentialing requirements for addiction counselors in Florida.

She remains credentialed as an addiction professional in Florida and also holds an international credential in addiction counseling. She directed the efforts of a community addiction program in obtaining JCAHO accreditation, one of the first community programs to obtain such a credential in the mid 70’s.

She has developed, managed, supervised and provided direct care in outpatient and inpatient facilities, day treatment and partial hospitalization programs, residential and supportive housing programs for both adults and adolescents. Before coming to Odyssey, she was the Director of the Behavioral Health program and the Total Quality Management Coordinator of a 300 bed general medical hospital.

Sandi was born and raised in the Atlanta area and after spending 32 years working in Florida, returned to the Atlanta area to help care for aging parents. She began working at Odyssey in 2001 as the Program Coordinator of the women’s day treatment program. She became the Assistant Director in April 2003 and Clinical Operations Director in 2011.

In addition to the addiction professional credentials, she holds licenses as a mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida and a professional counselor (LPC) in Georgia.