Chad Thompson (he/him)

I specialize in helping clients navigate spirituality, religious trauma, faith transitions, and deconstruction in a safe and nonjudgmental space. Many clients come to therapy carrying confusion, grief, shame, fear, or identity struggles connected to harmful religious experiences or major changes in belief. I help clients explore questions of faith, meaning, values, and identity without pressure about what they should believe. My goal is to support healing, self-trust, and a more authentic path.

I work with clients who have experienced trauma that continues to affect their emotional well-being, relationships, and sense of safety. My work includes religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and other painful life experiences that can leave people feeling fearful, stuck, disconnected, or on edge. In therapy, I provide a supportive space to process those experiences, reduce distress, rebuild self-trust, and help clients feel more secure, empowered, and present in their lives.

I specialize in helping clients manage anxiety, chronic stress, perfectionism, overthinking, and burnout. Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed by constant worry, pressure, racing thoughts, or difficulty slowing down. In therapy, I help clients understand the roots of their anxiety, recognize patterns that keep them stuck, and develop healthier ways to cope. My goal is to help clients feel more grounded, confident, and emotionally balanced in daily life.

I use a holistic approach that looks at the full person, not just symptoms. This includes emotional, mental, physical, relational, and spiritual well-being. I also offer walk and talk therapy, which can help clients feel more relaxed, grounded, and open while moving outdoors in a calming setting. This approach is especially helpful for clients dealing with stress, anxiety, burnout, life transitions, and religious trauma. I like to integrate modalities that work best for the client.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. CBT is especially effective for anxiety, depression, stress, perfectionism, and negative self-talk. I help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, challenge beliefs that keep them stuck, and develop healthier ways of coping so they can respond to life with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional balance.

I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients build practical skills for managing intense emotions, stress, relationships, and distressing situations. DBT can be especially helpful for clients who feel overwhelmed, emotionally reactive, self-critical, or stuck in unhealthy patterns. I focus on teaching mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness so clients can feel more stable, empowered, and in control.