Kel Thomas (they/them)

PhD, HSPP
Accepting Clients

Kel is a queer, trans (non-binary and transmasculine), chronically ill, disabled and non-monogamous psychologist.

Psychologist in Indiana

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

Kel works well with clients from the LGBTQ+ and particularly the transgender community as well as those who are chronically ill, non-monogamous, and/or engaged in social justice work. Kel also specializes in mindfulness-based interventions, play and sand-based therapy, grief, chronic pain, interpersonal trauma in childhood, support for non-traditional relationships/ families, and medical trauma. They have experience and welcome working with children, adolescents, and adults.

My Background and Approach

Kel views therapy as a sacred container capable of fostering genuine connection that enables authentic growth and transformation. They approach clients with acceptance, curiosity, openness and compassion to foster care, resilience, strength, hope, and overall well-being. Kel has a great deal of experience and training in mindfulness-based interventions, trauma, play and sand-based therapies, remote mental health services, and mental health care for the transgender community. They completed their PhD in School Psychology at Indiana University Bloomington and they have worked in community mental health, integrated care, university, and private practice settings providing a variety of group, individual, relationship and community-based services. Kel is also sex work and kink affirming and liberation is at the core of all their work. They look forward to hearing from you and to joining you on your journey.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Existential Therapy Humanistic Therapy Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Sandplay Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Transpersonal Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Chronic Pain or Illness Gender Identity Therapy Polyamorous and Open Relationships
Other Issues
  • Adoption Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Cancer
  • Child Issues
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Physical Disability
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosis and Schizophrenia
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Problems
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Wicca/Paganism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 17 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $25 - 160/session

Reach out to Kel