Thomson Memory & Attention
Visit us at our Algonquin, IL office.
Algonquin, IL
1451 Merchant Drive
Algonquin, IL 60102
Hours
- Monday
- Appointment Only
- Tuesday
- Appointment Only
- Wednesday
- Appointment Only
- Thursday
- Appointment Only
- Friday
- Appointment Only
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Map & Directions
Our Algonquin, Illinois, office serves the following towns and surrounding areas: Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Cary, Huntley, Elgin, West Dundee, Mchenry, Algonquin
Our Providers
Algonquin, IL
Dr. Christina Blodgett Dycus, Ph.D.
Founder & Clinical Director
Dr. Christina Blodgett Dycus
is the Founder and Clinical Director of Thomson Memory & Attention, founded in honor of her grandmother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She earned her Doctorate from the Illinois Institute of Technology
and completed her fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at Loyola University Medical Center. Her clinical interests are in the correlation of neuropsychological data and neuroimaging results. Dr. Blodgett Dycus was born and raised in the northwest suburbs, where she now resides with her own family.
✓ Founder & Clinical Director
✓ Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center
✓ Algonquin & Hoffman Estates Offices
Dr. Amanda Schnibben, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Amanda Schnibben
completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University
in Santa Barbara in 2014. She joined Thomson Memory & Attention in August of 2014 after completing her internship in Forensic Psychology at Elgin Mental Health Center
where she underwent training in psychopathology and evidence-based interventions. Dr. Schnibben’s previous experience includes rotations at Cognitive Fitness and Innovative Therapies (CFIT) and the California Department of Rehabilitation
where she worked closely with individuals who suffered traumatic brain injuries. Her clinical interests include emotion dysregulation, Dementia, and cognitive rehabilitation for a variety of conditions (e.g., neurological disorders, TBIs, ADHD, and Stroke). Dr. Schnibben utilizes cognitive behavioral techniques as well as family systems and psychodynamic approaches in clinical settings when appropriate. Her overall approach to treatment is to bring her patients a balanced blend of compassion, common sense, humor, and clinical expertise that will help the patient make meaningful and measurable progress towards their therapeutic goals. Dr. Schnibben currently resides with her family in the southwest suburbs.
✓ Lead Psychotherapist & Supervisor
✓ Cognitive Rehabilitation & Capacity Evaluations
✓ Algonquin & Hoffman Estates Offices
Dr. Antonio Martinez Tlatenchi, Ph.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr. Antonio Martinez Tlatenchi
completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. He recently joined Thomson Memory & Attention after completing an internship in Geropsychology at the Northern Florida/Southern Georgia VA Medical Center (NF/SG VAMC)
and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology at the University of Virginia (UVA). Dr. Martinez Tlatenchi’s clinical experiences range across a number of clinical settings and clinical presentations, including neurocognitive conditions (e.g., dementias), comorbid psychiatric disorders (e.g., ADHD, OCD, depression), and pre-surgical candidacy evaluations (e.g., DBS for Parkinson’s disease). As a postdoctoral fellow at UVA, Dr. Martinez Tlatenchi participated in several multidisciplinary clinics including the Memory and Aging Care Clinic (MACC), the James Q. Miller MS Clinic, Neuro-Oncology Clinic, Huntington’s Disease Clinic, Parkinson's Disease Clinic, and the Spanish Assessment Clinic – wherein he was also a certified Spanish-speaking provider. His clinical interests include vascular risk factors and cognition, CNS cancers, Alzheimer’s disease, and using components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to inform conversations surrounding end-of-life care and life-limiting diagnosis.
Dr. Martinez Tlatenchi previously trained at the University of Chicago Medical Center
while in graduate school, and since leaving the region years ago, he has been waiting for the opportunity to come back to the area. He and his family, including his two dogs (Zuzu and Benny), are excited to make Chicago their new home!
✓ Adult & Older Adult Patients
✓ Clinical Interests in Vascular Risk Factors & Cognition, CNS Cancers & Alzheimer’s Disease & More
✓ Algonquin & Lincoln Park & Offices
Trish Lingo, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker
Trish Lingo is a talented clinical therapist with proven expertise in supporting clients through wide-ranging issues and situations with therapeutic modalities and evidence-based practices. Her treatment approach is holistic and eclectic drawing from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, mindfulness-based theories, and strength-based theories to better understand problems and bring about growth and change. Trish is devoted to helping each individual work through anxiety, depression, life-transitions, and other problems.
Trish understands it can be difficult to seek out help. As an empathetic therapist, her goal is to provide clients with a supportive and non-judgmental place to feel safe expressing feelings, overcoming barriers, and begin healing. Building those relationships between therapist and patient takes time and patience, but it all begins with the first step.
Trish looks forward to meeting and building many new relationships with new clients.
✓ Integrates Various Therapeutic Modalities
✓ Helps Patients Work Through a Variety of Issues and Situations
✓ Algonquin Office & Telehealth